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You are given an array a_1, a_2, ..., a_{n} consisting of n integers, and an integer k. You have to split the array into exactly k non-empty subsegments. You'll then compute the minimum integer on each subsegment, and take the maximum integer over the k obtained minimums. What is the maximum possible integer you can get?

Definitions of subsegment and array splitting are given in notes.

-----Input-----

The first line contains two integers n and k (1 ≤ k ≤ n ≤ 10^5) — the size of the array a and the number of subsegments you have to split the array to.

The second line contains n integers a_1, a_2, ..., a_{n} ( - 10^9 ≤ a_{i} ≤ 10^9).

-----Output-----

Print single integer — the maximum possible integer you can get if you split the array into k non-empty subsegments and take maximum of minimums on the subsegments.

-----Examples-----

Input 5 2 1 2 3 4 5

Output 5

Input 5 1 -4 -5 -3 -2 -1

Output -5

-----Note-----

A subsegment [l, r] (l ≤ r) of array a is the sequence a_{l}, a_{l} + 1, ..., a_{r}.

Splitting of array a of n elements into k subsegments [l_1, r_1], [l_2, r_2], ..., [l_{k}, r_{k}] (l_1 = 1, r_{k} = n, l_{i} = r_{i} - 1 + 1 for all i > 1) is k sequences (a_{l}_1, ..., a_{r}_1), ..., (a_{l}_{k}, ..., a_{r}_{k}).

In the first example you should split the array into subsegments [1, 4] and [5, 5] that results in sequences (1, 2, 3, 4) and (5). The minimums are min(1, 2, 3, 4) = 1 and min(5) = 5. The resulting maximum is max(1, 5) = 5. It is obvious that you can't reach greater result.

In the second example the only option you have is to split the array into one subsegment [1, 5], that results in one sequence ( - 4, - 5, - 3, - 2, - 1). The only minimum is min( - 4, - 5, - 3, - 2, - 1) = - 5. The resulting maximum is - 5.


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