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+
+import java.util.Scanner;
+
+public class pattern {
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		Scanner scn = new Scanner(System.in);
+		int N = scn.nextInt();
+
+		int nst = 1;
+		int nsp = 2 * N - 3;
+
+		for (int row = 1; row <= N; row++) {
+			for (int cst = 1; cst <= nst; cst++) {
+
+				System.out.print("*");
+			}
+			for (int csp = 1; csp <= nsp; csp++) {
+				System.out.print(" ");
+			}
+			int cst;
+			if (row == N) {
+				cst = 2;
+
+			} else {
+				cst = 1;
+			}
+
+			for (; cst <= nst; cst++) {
+				System.out.print("*");
+
+			}
+			System.out.println();
+			nst++;
+			nsp -= 2;
+		}
+
+	}
+}