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#include <stdio.h>

#define ROWS 9

int main() {
int i;
for ( i = 0; i < ROWS; i++ ) {
int nspaces = (ROWS-1)/2 - i;
int nasts, j;
if ( nspaces >= 0 ) {
nasts = 2*i + 1;
} else {
nspaces = -nspaces;
nasts = 2*(ROWS-1-i) + 1;
}
for ( j = 0; j < nspaces; j++ )
printf( " " );
for ( j = 0; j < nasts; j++ )
printf( "*" );
putchar( '\n' );
}
return 0;
}