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import sys
from math import sqrt, pi, sin, factorial, ceil, floor
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
# sys.setrecursionlimit(10**7)
BLANK = " "
# inp = input
inp = lambda : sys.stdin.readline().rstrip()
mii = lambda x = BLANK : [*map(int,inp().split(x))]
mfi = lambda x = BLANK : [*map(float,inp().split(x))]
ii = lambda : int(inp())
fi = lambda : float(inp())
p = print
def gcd(a, b): return gcd(b, a % b) if b > 0 else a
def lcm(a, b): return a * b // gcd(a, b)
def solve():
n = ii()
s = list(inp())
cnt = 0
for i in range(n):
if s[i] != s[n - i - 1]:
cnt += 1
if s[i] < s[n - i - 1]:
s[n - i - 1] = s[i]
else:
s[i] = s[n - i - 1]
p(cnt)
p("".join(s))
if __name__ == "__main__":
tc = 1
for t in range(1, tc+1):
ret = solve()