# [Retina][1], <s>44</s> 20 bytes

<sub>[Crossed out 44 is still regular 44 :(][4]</sub>

    +`'(\w).(.*).\B
    $1$2

Assumes input in following format (in unary - counting character: `'`):  
`{number of repeats}{string}`  
For example: `'''''''ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP`  
There is no space between number of repeats and the string.

Thanks [@MartinBüttner][2] for shaving off 24 bytes!

[Try it online!][3]


  [1]: https://github.com/mbuettner/retina
  [2]: https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/users/8478/martin-b%C3%BCttner
  [3]: http://retina.tryitonline.net/#code=K2AnKFx3KS4oLiopLlxCCiQxJDI&input=JycnJycnJ0FCQ0RFRkdISUpLTE1OT1A
  [4]:https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/62732/implement-a-truth-machine/63380#63380