diff --git a/src/exercise1.py b/src/exercise1.py
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+def remove_char(s: str) -> str:
+    return s[1:-1]
+
+
+
diff --git a/tests/test_exercise1.py b/tests/test_exercise1.py
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+++ b/tests/test_exercise1.py
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+from src.exercise1 import remove_char
+
+
+def test_remove_first_last_char() -> None:
+    assert remove_char("eloquent") == "loquen"
+    assert remove_char("ab") == ""