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+public class Ch2 {
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    System.out.println(count_asterisks("p|*e*rl|w**e|*ekly|"));
+    System.out.println(count_asterisks("perl"));
+    System.out.println(count_asterisks("th|ewe|e**|k|l***ych|alleng|e"));
+  }
+
+  private static int count_asterisks(String str) {
+    String[] arr = str.split("\\|");
+    int count = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; ++i) {
+      if (i % 2 == 0) {
+        for (int j = 0; j < arr[i].length(); ++j)
+          if (arr[i].charAt(j) == '*') count++;
+      }
+    }
+    return count;
+  }
+}