line = 7
lines = (line+1)//2
print(lines)
starts = [1+2*i for i in range(0, lines)] + [2*j-1 for j in range(lines-1, 0, -1)]
print(starts)
for star in starts:
kong = (line-star)//2
print(" "*kong + "*"*star)
line = 7
lines = (line+1)//2
print(lines)
starts = [1+2*i for i in range(0, lines)] + [2*j-1 for j in range(lines-1, 0, -1)]
print(starts)
for star in starts:
kong = (line-star)//2
print(" "*kong + "*"*star)