diff --git a/pyramid.java b/pyramid.java
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+public class pyramid{
+    public static void main(String[] args){
+       int n = 5; 
+       for (int i=0; i<n; i++) 
+        { 
+            for (int j=n-i; j>1; j--) 
+            { 
+                // printing spaces 
+                System.out.print(" "); 
+            }  
+            for (int j=0; j<=i; j++ ) 
+            { 
+                // printing stars 
+                System.out.print("* "); 
+            } 
+            System.out.println(); 
+        } 
+    }
+
+}
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