

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
const int N = 550, INF = 1e9;
int n;
int a[N][N], f[N][N];
int main()
{
cin >> n;
for (int i = 1; i <= n; ++ i)
for (int j = 1; j <= i; ++ j)
cin >> a[i][j];
for (int i = 0; i <= n; ++ i)
for (int j = 0; j <= i + 1; ++ j) // 注意,边界全部初始化为负无穷
f[i][j] = -INF;
f[1][1] = a[1][1];
for (int i = 2; i <= n; ++ i)
for (int j = 1; j <= i; ++ j)
f[i][j] = max(f[i - 1][j - 1] + a[i][j], f[i - 1][j] + a[i][j]);
int res = -INF; // 初始化为负无穷,防止都是负数
for (int i = 1; i <= n; ++ i) res = max(res, f[n][i]);
cout << res << endl;
return 0;
}