#include<iostream>
#include<memory> 
#include<iterator>
#include<string>
#include<vector>
using std::cout;
using std::endl;
using std::cin;

template <class T> class Vec
{
public:
	typedef T* iterator;
	typedef const T* const_iterator;
	typedef size_t size_type;
	typedef T value_type;

	Vec() { create(); }
	explicit Vec(size_type n,const T& t=T()) { create(n,t);}
	
	Vec(const Vec& v) { create(v.begin(),v.end()); }
	Vec& operator=(const Vec&);
	~Vec() { uncreate();}

	T& operator[](size_type i) { return data[i]; }
	const T& operator[](size_type i) const {return data[i];}

	void push_back(const T& t)
	{
		if(avail==limit)
			grow();
		unchecked_append(t);
	}

	iterator erase(iterator);
	void clear();

	size_type size() const {return avail-data;}

	iterator begin() { return data;}
	const_iterator begin() const { return data;}

	iterator end() { return avail;}
	const_iterator end() const { return avail; }
private:
	iterator data;		//first element in the Vec
	iterator avail;		//(one past) the last of element in the Vec
	iterator limit;		//(one past) the allocated menory

	//facilities for memory allocation
	std::allocator<T> alloc;	//object to handle memory allocation
	
	//allocation and initialize the underlying array
	void create();
	void create(size_type,const T&);
	void create(const_iterator, const_iterator);

	//destroy the element in the array and free the memory
	void uncreate();

	//support funcions for push_back
	void grow();
	void unchecked_append(const T&);

};

template<class T>
Vec<T>& Vec<T>::operator =(const Vec& rhs)
{
	//check for self-assignment
	if(&rhs!=this)
	{
		//free the array in the left-hand side
		uncreate();
		//copy elements from the right-hand to the left-hand side
		create(rhs.begin(),rhs.end());
	}
	return *this;
}
template <class T> void Vec<T>::create()
{
	data=avail=limit=0;
}
template <class T> void Vec<T>::create(size_type n, const T& val)
{
	data=alloc.allocate(n,0);
	limit=avail=data+n;
	std::uninitialized_fill(data,limit,val);
}
template <class T> 
void Vec<T>::create(const_iterator i,const_iterator j)
{
	data=alloc.allocate(j-i,0);
	limit=avail=std::uninitialized_copy(i,j,data);
}
template <class T> void Vec<T>::uncreate()
{
	if(data)
	{
		//destroy (in reverse orde) the elements that were constructed
		iterator it=avail;
		while(it!=data)
			alloc.destroy(--it);

		//return all the space that was allocated
		alloc.deallocate(data,limit-data);
	}
	//reset pointers to indicate that the Vec is empty again
	data=limit=avail=0;
}
template <class T> void Vec<T>::grow()
{
	//when growing, allocate twice as much space as currently in use
	size_type new_size=std::_MAX(2*(limit-data),ptrdiff_t(1));

	//allocate new space and copy existing elements to the new space
	iterator new_data=alloc.allocate(new_size,0);
	iterator new_avail=std::uninitialized_copy(data,avail,new_data);

	//return the old space
	uncreate();

	//reset pointers to point to the newly allocate space
	data=new_data;
	avail=new_avail;
	limit=data+new_size;
}
template <class T> void Vec<T>::unchecked_append(const T& val)
{
	alloc.construct(avail++,val);
}
template <class T> Vec<T>::iterator Vec<T>::erase(iterator i)
{
	std::copy(i+1,avail,i);
	--avail;
	return i;
}
template <class T> void Vec<T>::clear()
{
	uncreate();
}



template<class T> class Ptr
{
public:
	//to copy the object conditionally when needed
	void make_unique()
	{
		if(*refptr!=1)
		{
			--*refptr;
			refptr=new size_t(1);
			p=p?clone(p):0;
		}
	}

	Ptr():refptr(new size_t(1)),p(0){}
	Ptr(T* t):refptr(new size_t(1)),p(t){}
	Ptr(const Ptr& h):refptr(h.refptr),p(h.p){++*refptr;}

	Ptr& operator=(const Ptr&);
	~Ptr();
	operator bool() const { return p;}
	T& operator*() const;
	T* operator->() const;
private:
	T* p;
	size_t* refptr;
};
template<class T> 
T& Ptr<T>::operator *() const
{
	if(p)
		return *p;
	throw std::runtime_error("unbound Ptr");
}
template<class T> 
T* Ptr<T>::operator ->() const
{
	if(p)
		return p;
	throw std::runtime_error("unbound Ptr");
}
template<class T> 
Ptr<T>& Ptr<T>::operator =(const Ptr& rhs)
{
	++*rhs.refptr;
	//free the left-hand side, destorying pointers if appropriate
	if(--*refptr==0)
	{
		delete refptr;
		delete p;
	}

	//copy in values from the right-hand side
	refptr=rhs.refptr;
	p=rhs.p;
	return *this;
}
template<class T>
Ptr<T>::~Ptr()
{
	if(--*refptr==0)
	{
		delete refptr;
		delete p;
	}
}

Vec<char>* clone(const Vec<char>* vp)
{
    return new Vec<char>(*vp);
}

class Str
{
	friend std::istream& operator>>(std::istream&,Str&);
	friend std::istream& getline(std::istream&,Str&);
public:
	operator bool(){return size()!=0?true:false;}
	Str& operator+=(const Str& s)
	{
		data.make_unique();
		std::copy(s.data->begin(),s.data->end(),std::back_inserter(*data));
		return *this;
	}

	//interface as before
	typedef Vec<char>::size_type size_type;

	//constructors to creator Ptrs
	Str():data(new Vec<char>){}
	Str(const char* cp):data(new Vec<char>)
	{
		std::copy(cp,cp+strlen(cp),std::back_inserter(*data));
	}
	Str(size_type n,char c):data(new Vec<char>(n,c)){}
	template<class In>
	Str(In i,In j):data(new Vec<char>)
	{
		std::copy(i,j,std::back_inserter(*data));
	}

	//call mack_unique as necessary
	char& operator[](size_type i)
	{
		data.make_unique();
		return (*data)[i];
	}
	const char& operator[](size_type i)const{return (*data)[i];}
	size_type size()const{return data->size();}
	const Str substr(size_type i,size_type length) const
	{
		return Str(&(*data)[i],&(*data)[i]+length);	
	}

	const char* c_str() const;
	const char* c_date() const;
	const char* copy(char*,size_type) const;

	typedef Vec<char>::iterator iterator;
	typedef Vec<char>::const_iterator const_iterator;
	iterator begin(){return data->begin();}
	const_iterator begin() const {return data->begin();}
	iterator end(){return data->end();}
	const_iterator end() const {return data->end();}

private:
	//store a Ptr to a vector
	Ptr<Vec<char> > data;
};
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Str& s)
{
	for(Str::size_type i=0;i<s.size();++i)
		os<<s[i];
	return os;
}
Str operator+(const Str& s,const Str& t)
{
	Str r=s;
	r+=t;
	return r;
}
std::istream& getline(std::istream& is,Str& s)
{
	//obliterate existing value (s)
	s.data->clear();

	//read and discard leading whitespace
	char c;
	while(is.get(c)&&isspace(c))
		;//nothing to do, except testing the condition
		//if still something to read, do so until next whitespace charactor
	if(is)
	{
		do
			s.data->push_back(c);	//compile error! data is private
		while(is.get(c)&&c!='\n');
	}
	return is;
}
const char* Str::copy(char* p,size_type n) const
{
	if(strlen(p)<n)
		throw "benefit!";
	else
	{
		std::copy(data->begin(),data->begin()+n,p);
		return p;
	}
}
const char* Str::c_str() const
{
	char* p=new char[size()];
	std::copy(data->begin(),data->end(),p);
	p[size()]=0;
	return p;
}
const char* Str::c_date() const
{
	char* p=new char[size()-1];
	std::copy(data->begin(),data->end(),p);
	return p;
}
Vec<Str> split(const Str& s)
{
	Vec<Str> ret;
	typedef Str::size_type string_size;
	string_size i=0;

	//ivarinant: we have processed characters [original value of i, i)
	while(i!=s.size())
	{
		//ignore leading blanks
		//invariant: characters in range [original i, current i) are all spaces
		while(i!=s.size()&&isspace(s[i]))
			++i;
		//find end of next word
		string_size j=i;
		//invariant: none of the characters in range [original j,current j)is a space
		while(j!=s.size()&&!isspace(s[j]))
			j++;
		//if we found some nonwhitespace characters
		if(i!=j)
		{
			//copy from s starting at i and taking j-i chars
			ret.push_back(s.substr(i,j-i));
			i=j;
		}
	}
	return ret;
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

class Picture;

class Pic_base
{
	friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&,const Picture&);
	friend class Frame_Pic;
	friend class HCat_Pic;
	friend class VCat_Pic;
	friend class String_Pic;

	//no public interface
	typedef Vec<Str>::size_type ht_sz;
	typedef Str::size_type wd_sz;
 

	//this class is an abstract base class
	virtual wd_sz width() const=0;
	virtual ht_sz height() const=0;
	virtual void display(std::ostream&,ht_sz,bool) const=0;
protected:
	static void pad(std::ostream& os, wd_sz beg, wd_sz end)
	{
		while(beg!=end)
		{
			os<<" ";
			++beg;
		}
	}
};


class Picture 
{
	friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&,const Picture&);
	friend Picture frame(const Picture&);
	friend Picture hcat(const Picture&,const Picture&);
	friend Picture vcat(const Picture&,const Picture&);
public:
     Picture(const Vec<Str>& =Vec<Str>());
    
private:
	Picture(Pic_base* ptr):p(ptr){}
    Ptr<Pic_base> p;
};

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

class Frame_Pic:public Pic_base
{       
	friend Picture frame(const Picture&);
	Ptr<Pic_base> p;
	Frame_Pic(const Ptr<Pic_base>& pic):p(pic){}

	wd_sz width()const{return p->width()+8;}
	ht_sz height()const{return p->height()+4;}
	void display(std::ostream&,ht_sz,bool)const;
};


char ch;
void Frame_Pic::display(std::ostream& os,ht_sz row,bool do_pad)const
{
	if(row>=height())
	{
		//out of range
		if(do_pad)
			pad(os,0,width());
	}

	else
	{
		if(row==0||row==height()-1)
		{
			//top or bottom row
			os<<Str(width(),ch);
		}
		else if(row==1||row==height()-2)
		{
			//second from top or bottom row
			os<<Str(1,ch)+Str(" &");
			pad(os,1,(width()-5)/2);
			os<<"$";
			pad(os,(width()-5)/2+1,width()-5);
			os<<Str("& ")+Str(1,ch);
		}
		else
		{
			//interior row
			if(row==height()/2)
			{
				os<<Str(1,ch)+Str(" % ");
				p->display(os,row-2,true);
				os<<Str(" % ")+Str(1,ch);
			}
			else
			{
				os<<Str(1,ch)+Str("   ");
				p->display(os,row-2,true);
				os<<Str("   ")+Str(1,ch);
			}
		}
	}
}




//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
class String_Pic:public Pic_base
{
	friend class Picture;
	Vec<Str> data;

	String_Pic(const Vec<Str>& v):data(v){};
	
	ht_sz height() const {return data.size();}
	wd_sz width() const;
	void display(std::ostream&,ht_sz,bool)const;
};
Pic_base::wd_sz String_Pic::width()const
{
	Pic_base::wd_sz n=0;
	for(Pic_base::ht_sz i=0;i!=data.size();++i)
		n=std::_MAX(n,data[i].size());
	return n;
}

void String_Pic::display(std::ostream& os, ht_sz row, bool do_pad)const
{
	wd_sz start=0;
	
	//write the row if we're still in range
	if(row<height())
	{
		os<<data[row];
		start=data[row].size();
	}

	//pad the output if necessary
	if(do_pad)
		pad(os,start,width());
}

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

class VCat_Pic:public Pic_base
{
	friend Picture vcat(const Picture&,const Picture&);
	Ptr<Pic_base> top,bottom;
	VCat_Pic(const Ptr<Pic_base>& t,const Ptr<Pic_base>& b):top(t),bottom(b){}

	wd_sz width()const{return std::_MAX(top->width(),bottom->width());}
	ht_sz height()const{return std::_MAX(top->height(),bottom->height());}
	void display(std::ostream&,ht_sz,bool)const;
};

void VCat_Pic::display(std::ostream& os, ht_sz row, bool do_pad)const
{
	wd_sz w=0;
	if(row<top->height())
	{
		//we are in the top subpicture
		top->display(os,row,do_pad);
		w=top->width();
	}
	else if (row<height())
	{
		//we are in the bottom subpicture
		bottom->display(os,row-top->height(),do_pad);
		w=bottom->width();
	}
	if(do_pad)
		pad(os,w,width());
}
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

class HCat_Pic:public Pic_base
{
	friend Picture hcat(const Picture&,const Picture&);
	Ptr<Pic_base> left,right;
	HCat_Pic(const Ptr<Pic_base>& l,const Ptr<Pic_base>& r):left(l),right(r){}
	wd_sz width()const{return left->width()+right->width();}
	ht_sz height()const{return std::_MAX(left->height(),right->height());}
	void display(std::ostream&,ht_sz,bool)const;
};
void HCat_Pic::display(std::ostream& os,ht_sz row,bool do_pad)const
{
	left->display(os,row,do_pad||row<right->height());
	right->display(os,row,do_pad);
}

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


Picture frame(const Picture& pic)
{
	return new Frame_Pic(pic.p);
}
Picture hcat(const Picture& l,const Picture& r)
{
	return new HCat_Pic(l.p,r.p);
}
Picture vcat(const Picture& t,const Picture& b)
{
	return new VCat_Pic(t.p,b.p);
}
//Picture::Picture(const Vec<Str>& v):p(new String_Pic(v)){}
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os,const Picture& picture)
{
	const Pic_base::ht_sz ht=picture.p->height();
	for(Pic_base::ht_sz i=0;i!=ht;++i)
	{
		picture.p->display(os,i,false);
		os<<endl;
	}
	return os;
}

Picture::Picture(const Vec<Str>& v):p(new String_Pic(v)){}

int main()
{
	Str str;
	getline(cin,str);
	cout<<str<<endl;
	Vec<Str> v;
	v=split(str);

		cout<<"specify what characters to use for these border characters"<<endl;
		cin>>ch;

	Picture p = v;
	cout<<p<<endl;
	Picture q = frame(p);
	cout<<q<<endl;
	Picture r = hcat(p, q) ;
	cout<<r<<endl;
	Picture s = vcat(q, r);
	    
		cout<<"specify what characters to use for these border characters"<<endl;
		cin>>ch;

	cout  <<  frame(hcat(s, vcat(r, q))) << endl;
	return 0;
}