N = int(input())
S = input()
count = 0
char_list = list(S)
for i in range(N // 2):
L = i
R = N - i - 1
if S[L] != S[R]:
count += 1
char = min(S[L], S[R])
char_list[L] = char
char_list[R] = char
palindroom = ''.join(char_list)
print(count)
print(palindroom)