//CS5-HMC-Sp.,00-HW3-8d
//A. Khakpour, Mar., 00

class Starsd
{
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------
   //  Prints a diamond shape using asterisk characters.
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------
   public static void main (String[] args)
   {
      final int LIMIT = 10;

      for (int row = 1; row <= LIMIT/2; row++)
      {
         for (int space = 1; space <= LIMIT/2-row; space++)
            System.out.print (" ");

         for (int star = 1; star <= row*2-1; star++)
            System.out.print ("*");

         System.out.println();
      }
      for (int row = LIMIT/2; row >= 1; row--)
      {
         for (int space = 1; space <= LIMIT/2-row; space++)
            System.out.print (" ");
     
         for (int star = 1; star <= row*2-1;  star++)
            System.out.print ("*");

         System.out.println();
      }     
   }
}