#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main() {
	const int size = 9;
	
	const int half_size = size / 2;
	
	for (int i = 0; i < half_size; i++)
	{
		for (int j = 0; j < i; j++)
			std::cout << " ";
		std::cout << "*";
		for (int j = 0; j < (half_size - i) * 2; j++)
			std::cout << " ";
		std::cout << "*\n";
	}
	
	for (int i = 0; i < half_size; i++)
		std::cout << " ";
	std::cout << "*\n";
	
	for (int i = half_size - 1; i >= 0 ; i--)
	{
		for (int j = 0; j < i; j++)
			std::cout << " ";
		std::cout << "*";
		for (int j = 0; j < (half_size - i) * 2; j++)
			std::cout << " ";
		std::cout << "*\n";
	}
	
	return 0;
}