#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
int n, x;
cin>>n>>x;
int i, y;
long long nr=0;
for(i=2;i<=n;i++)
{
cin>>y;
if(y>=x)
nr+=y-x;
x=y;
}
cout<<nr;
return 0;
}
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