#include <iostream>

using namespace std ;

int main()
{
  int count, lines, column;

  cout << "How many lines would you like? ==> " ;
  cin >> lines ;
  cout << endl ;
  count = lines;
  while (count > 0)
  {
     for (column=1; column<=count; column++)
     {
       cout << "*  " ;
     }
     cout << endl ;
     count-- ;
  }
  cout << endl ;  
  return 0 ;
}