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import sys
from math import sqrt, pi, sin, factorial
BLANK = " "
inp = lambda : sys.stdin.readline()[:-1].strip()
mii = lambda x = " " : [*map(int,inp().split(x))]
mfi = lambda x = " " : [*map(float,inp().split(x))]
ii = lambda : int(inp())
fi = lambda : float(inp())
p = print
def solve():
n = int(input())
x = n - 2
print("|" + x * "-" + "|")
for i in range(n // 2 - 1):
print("|" + BLANK * i + "*" + BLANK * (x - 2 * (i + 1)) + "*" + BLANK * i + "|")
print("|" + BLANK * (n // 2 - 1) + "*" + BLANK * (n // 2 - 1) + "|")
for i in range(n // 2 - 2, -1, -1):
print("|" + BLANK * i + "*" + BLANK * (x - 2 * (i + 1)) + "*" + BLANK * i + "|")
print("|" + x * "-", end="|")
if __name__ == "__main__":
tc = 1
for t in range(1, tc+1):
solve()