n = int(input())
floor = []
for i in range(n):
num = input()
if num.isdigit():
floor.append(int(num))
else:
for i in range(len(floor)):
floor[i] = int(floor[i])
overall = floor[0]
for i in range(len(floor)-1):
if floor[i+1] > floor[i]:
overall = overall + floor[i+1] - floor[i]
elif floor[i+1] < floor[i]:
overall = overall + floor[i] - floor[i+1]
print(overall-1)
**isdigit**메서드
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