#include<stdio.h>
int main() {
char prnt = '*';
int i, j, s, nos = 0;
for (i = 9; i >= 1; (i = i - 2)) {
for (s = nos; s >= 1; s--) {
printf(" ");
}
for (j = 1; j <= i; j++) {
if ((i % 2) != 0 && (j % 2) != 0) {
printf("%2c", prnt);
} else {
printf(" ");
}
}
printf("\n");
nos++;
}
nos = 3;
for (i = 3; i <= 9; (i = i + 2)) {
for (s = nos; s >= 1; s--) {
printf(" ");
}
for (j = 1; j <= i; j++) {
if ((i % 2) != 0 && (j % 2) != 0) {
printf("%2c", prnt);
} else {
printf(" ");
}
}
nos--;
printf("\n");
}
return 0;
}