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Transcribed Image Text:### Instructions
**Objective:** Write a program to validate and extract a substring from a given string based on user input indices.
**Given:**
- A string `s`
- Two integers `first` and `last`
**Task:**
Your task is to repeatedly validate that `first` is less than `last` and that both `first` and `last` are valid indices within the string `s`. Once validated, print all characters of the string `s` from index `first` to `last` inclusive.
### Example Outputs
**Example Output 1:**
- Input: `Queensborough 2 5`
- Output: `eens`
**Example Output 2:**
1. Input: `Science 2 10`
2. Input: `Science -1 5`
3. Input: `Science 2 4`
- Output: `ien`
### Explanation:
- **Example Output 1:** The substring from index 2 to 5 in `Queensborough` is `eens`.
- **Example Output 2:** The first two inputs are invalid due to out-of-range indices, so the program will prompt for valid indices until it receives `2` and `4`, resulting in the substring `ien` from `Science`.
### Implementation Tips:
1. **Validation:** Ensure that `first` and `last` are within the bounds of the string's index.
2. **Loop:** Use a loop to continually prompt for valid indices if the current input is invalid.
3. **Substring Extraction:** Once validated, use the indices to extract the desired portion of the string.
This interactive approach helps to understand string indexing and boundary validation within programming, which is essential for beginners learning to handle strings and user input effectively.
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