C PROGRAM FOR TAKING MULTIPLE CHARACHTER INPUTS

#include <stdio.h>
int main () {
char x,y,z;
printf("PLEASE ENTER 3 CHARACTERS");
scanf("%c%c%c",&x,&y,&z);
printf("THE CHARACTERs ENTERED ARE AS FOLLOW:\n")
printf("%c\n  %c\n  %c\n  ",x,y,z);
return 0;
}