import java.util.Scanner;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
// System.out.println("Input:");
int np1, np2;
np1 = sc.nextInt();
np2 = sc.nextInt();
int sign, sum, min, max, swp;
if (np2 - np1 < 0) {
swp = np1;
np1 = np2;
np2 = swp;
}
sum = 0;
for (int i = np1; i <= np2; i++) {
sum += i;
}
System.out.println(sum);
}
}
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