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 def list_no_start_and_end(list_of_things):
    if list_of_things:
        return [s[0]]+s[2:-1]
    return s

  
>>> def list_no_start_and_end(list_of_things: list) -> list:
...     """
...     Remove first and last element of a list and return the new list.
... 
...     ["cat", "dog", "human"] -> ["dog"]
... 
...     :param list_of_things: list
...     :return: List without first and last element
...     """
...     return list_of_things[1:-1]
... 
>>> list_no_start_and_end(["cat", "dog", "human"])
['dog']
>>> list_no_start_and_end(["cat", "dog"])
[]
>>> list_no_start_and_end(["cat"])
[]
>>> list_no_start_and_end([])
[]
>>> list_no_start_and_end(["cat", "dog", "x", "human"])
['dog', 'x']
>>>