Diamond

//URL FOR THE TASK: https://judge.softuni.bg/Contests/Practice/Index/533#9


#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    int size;
    cin >> size;

    int exceptional_stars = 1;
    if (size % 2 == 0)
    {
        exceptional_stars++;
    }

    int exceptional_dashes = (size - exceptional_stars) / 2;

    //First Line
    cout << string(exceptional_dashes, '-')
        << string(exceptional_stars, '*')
        << string(exceptional_dashes, '-')
        << endl;

    //First half of body
    int number_of_rows = (size - 1) / 2;
    int number_of_inner_dashes = exceptional_stars;
    for (int row = 1; row <= number_of_rows; row++)
    {
        int number_of_outer_dashes = (size - number_of_inner_dashes - 2) / 2;

        cout << string(number_of_outer_dashes, '-')
            << "*"
            << string(number_of_inner_dashes, '-')
            << "*"
            << string(number_of_outer_dashes, '-')
            << endl;

        number_of_inner_dashes += 2;
    }

    number_of_inner_dashes -= 4;
    //Second half of body
    for (int row = number_of_rows - 1; row > 0; row--)
    {
        int number_of_outer_dashes = (size - number_of_inner_dashes - 2) / 2;

        cout << string(number_of_outer_dashes, '-')
            << "*"
            << string(number_of_inner_dashes, '-')
            << "*"
            << string(number_of_outer_dashes, '-')
            << endl;

        number_of_inner_dashes -= 2;
    }


    //Last Line
    if (size > 2)
    {
        cout << string(exceptional_dashes, '-')
            << string(exceptional_stars, '*')
            << string(exceptional_dashes, '-')
            << endl;
    }

    return 0;
}