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#include <stdio.h>

int main(){

	int j;
	int count;
	int height;
	int number = 0;

	scanf("%d", &height);

	number = (height * height) - (height + (height - 1) + (height - 2) * 2 + 1);
	printf("\n%d\n", number);

	for(count = 0; count < height; count++){
		int all_symbols = height + (height - 1);
		for(j = 0; j < height + (height - 1) ; j++){
			int symbols = (count * 2) + 1;
			if(count == 0 && j == (height + (height - 2)) / 2){
				printf("*");
			}else if(count == height - 1){
				printf("*");
			}else if(j == all_symbols / 2 - symbols / 2 || j == all_symbols / 2 + symbols / 2) {
				printf("*");
			}else if(j > all_symbols / 2 - symbols / 2 && j < all_symbols / 2 + symbols / 2){
				printf("#");
			}else{
				printf(" ");
			}
		}
		printf("\n");
	}

	return 0;
}