func middle_three(n) {
  var l = n.len;
  if (l < 3) {
    "#{n} is too short"
  } elsif (l.is_even) {
    "#{n} has an even number of digits"
  } else {
    "The three middle digits of #{n} are: " + n.digits.ft(l-3 / 2, l/2 + 1).join
  }
}

var nums = %n(
    123 12345 1234567 987654321 10001 -10001 -123 -100 100 -12345
    1 2 -1 -10 2002 -2002 0
);
nums.each { say middle_three(_) };