#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
// width 间隔宽度 margin 边距 down判断是否打印完上部分
int length, width, down = 0, margin = 1;
cin >> length;
width = length - 2;
for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
if (width >= 0) {
cout.width(margin);
cout << '*';
cout.width(width+1);
cout << '*';
// 最终减到0为偶数长度
if (width == 0) {
cout << endl;
cout.width(margin+1);
down = 1; i++;
cout << "**"; }
}
else { cout.width(margin); cout << '*'; down = 1; }
cout << endl;
if (!down) { width -= 2; ++margin; }// 还在打上半部分
else { width += 2; --margin; }
}
return 0;
}