#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

int main() {
    char c;
    int n;

    cin >> c >> n;

    int sum = 0;

    for (int i = n; i < 2 * n; i++) {
        sum += i;
    }

    int x = n - 1, y = 1;

    cout << sum << endl;
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < x; j++) {
            cout << ' ';
        }

        for (int j = 0; j < y; j++) {
            cout << c;
        }

        cout << endl;

        x--;
        y += 2;
    }
}