#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
/* Puzzle A26 -- print a square of alternating stars and dots*/
int main()
{
int row, col;
int boardsize=16 ;
for ( row=0; row<boardsize; row++ )
{
for ( col=0; col<boardsize; col++ )
{
if ( (row+col)%2 == 0 )
printf("*");
else
printf(".");
}
printf("\n");
}
printf("\n");
return 0;
}