// Exercise 2.16

// Create an application that displays a welcome message

#include <iostream> // required to perform C++ stream I/O


using namespace std; // for accessing C++ Standard Library members


// function main begins program execution

int main()
{
    cout << "\n**********************************\n* Welcome to *\n* *** *\n* * * *\n* * * * *\n* * *** *** *\n* * * * *\n* * * *\n* *** *\n**********************************\n";
    system("pause");
   return 0; // indicate that program ended successfully


}