//#define NDEBUG
#include <cstddef>
#include <cstdint>
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>

namespace n91 {

  using i8 = std::int_fast8_t;
  using i32 = std::int_fast32_t;
  using i64 = std::int_fast64_t;
  using u8 = std::uint_fast8_t;
  using u32 = std::uint_fast32_t;
  using u64 = std::uint_fast64_t;
  using isize = std::ptrdiff_t;
  using usize = std::size_t;

  constexpr usize operator"" _z(unsigned long long x) noexcept {
    return static_cast<usize>(x);
  }

  class rep {
    const usize f, l;

  public:
    class itr {
      friend rep;
      usize i;
      constexpr itr(const usize x) noexcept : i(x) {}

    public:
      void operator++() noexcept { ++i; }
      constexpr usize operator*() const noexcept { return i; }
      constexpr bool operator!=(const itr x) const noexcept { return i != x.i; }
    };
    constexpr rep(const usize first, const usize last) noexcept
      : f(first), l(last) {}
    constexpr itr begin() const noexcept { return itr(f); }
    constexpr itr end() const noexcept { return itr(l); }
  };
  class revrep {
    const usize f, l;

  public:
    class itr {
      friend revrep;
      usize i;
      constexpr itr(usize x) noexcept : i(x) {}

    public:
      void operator++() noexcept { --i; }
      constexpr usize operator*() const noexcept { return i; }
      constexpr bool operator!=(const itr x) const noexcept { return i != x.i; }
    };
    constexpr revrep(usize first, usize last) noexcept : f(--first), l(--last) {}
    constexpr itr begin() const noexcept { return itr(l); }
    constexpr itr end() const noexcept { return itr(f); }
  };
  template <class T> using vec_alias = std::vector<T>;
  template <class T> auto md_vec(const usize n, const T& value) {
    return std::vector<T>(n, value);
  }
  template <class... Args> auto md_vec(const usize n, Args... args) {
    return std::vector<decltype(md_vec(args...))>(n, md_vec(args...));
  }
  template <class T> constexpr T difference(const T& a, const T& b) {
    return a < b ? b - a : a - b;
  }
  template <class T> T scan() {
    T ret;
    std::cin >> ret;
    return ret;
  }

} // namespace n91

#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <numeric>
#include <queue>
#include <string>
#include <utility>

namespace n91 {

  void main_() {
    const usize n = scan<usize>();
    const usize k = scan<usize>();
    const usize m = (n + k - 1_z) / k;
    auto a = md_vec(m, m, '.');
    usize i = -1_z;
    usize j = 0_z;
    for (const auto l : rep(0_z, n)) {
      if (l % k == 0_z) {
        ++i;
      }
      a[i][j % m] = '#';
      ++j;
    }
    std::cout << m << std::endl;
    for (const auto& v : a) {
      for (const auto e : v) {
        std::cout << e;
      }
      std::cout << std::endl;
    }
  }

} // namespace n91

int main() {
  n91::main_();
  return 0;
}