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From: Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi>
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leonardo <tampucciolina@libero.it> writes:

> how can i have it print  a row of stars beside each number, like this?:
>
> how many seconds?: 5
> 5 * * * * *
> 4 * * * *
> 3 * * *
> 2 * *
> 1 *
> blast off!

You could use the repetition operator * since you have the number of
repetitions needed in i. Alternatively, considering the subject, you'd
just add another for loop to print the stars and spaces.