n=int(input())
a=list(map(int,input().split()))
M=998244353
q=[(a[i],i) for i in range(n)]
q.sort()
p=[[] for i in range(n+1)]

tl=1<<20

def update(p,x):
  while p<tl:
    st[p]+=x
    p+=p&(-p)
  return

def getsum(p):
  a=0
  while p>0:
    a+=st[p]
    p-=p&(-p)
  return a

st=[0]*tl
for v,i in q[::-1]:
  update(i+1,1)
  ok=i
  ng=-1
  while abs(ok-ng)>1:
    m=(ok+ng)//2
    l=m
    r=i
    if getsum(r+1)-getsum(l)==1:
      ok=m
    else:
      ng=m
  L=ok
  ok=i
  ng=n
  while abs(ok-ng)>1:
    m=(ok+ng)//2
    l=i
    r=m
    if getsum(r+1)-getsum(l)==1:
      ok=m
    else:
      ng=m
  R=ok
  p[i]+=[(L,i,v)]
  p[R+1]+=[(L,i,pow(v,M-2,M))]

st=[0]*tl
for v,i in q:
  update(i+1,1)
  ok=i
  ng=-1
  while abs(ok-ng)>1:
    m=(ok+ng)//2
    l=m
    r=i
    if getsum(r+1)-getsum(l)==1:
      ok=m
    else:
      ng=m
  L=ok
  ok=i
  ng=n
  while abs(ok-ng)>1:
    m=(ok+ng)//2
    l=i
    r=m
    if getsum(r+1)-getsum(l)==1:
      ok=m
    else:
      ng=m
  R=ok
  p[i]+=[(L,i,v)]
  p[R+1]+=[(L,i,pow(v,M-2,M))]

exit()

ans=0
B=448
st1=[1]*B*B
st2=[B]*B
lt=[1]*B
for y in range(n):
  for l,r,v in p[y]:
    yl=l//B
    yr=r//B
    for i in range(yl*B,yl*B+B):
      st1[i]*=lt[yl]
      st1[i]%=M
    lt[yl]=1
    for i in range(yr*B,yr*B+B):
      st1[i]*=lt[yr]
      st1[i]%=M
    lt[yr]=1
    if yl==yr:
      for i in range(l,r+1):
        st2[yl]-=st1[i]
        st1[i]*=v
        st1[i]%=M
        st2[yl]+=st1[i]
        st2[yl]%=M
    else:
      for i in range(l,yl*B+B):
        st2[yl]-=st1[i]
        st1[i]*=v
        st1[i]%=M
        st2[yl]+=st1[i]
        st2[yl]%=M
      for i in range(yl+1,yr):
        st2[i]*=v
        st2[i]%=M
        lt[i]=v
      for i in range(yr*B,r+1):
        st2[yr]-=st1[i]
        st1[i]*=v
        st1[i]%=M
        st2[yr]+=st1[i]
        st2[yr]%=M
  g=0
  l=0
  r=y
  yl=l//B
  yr=r//B
  for i in range(yl*B,yl*B+B):
    st1[i]*=lt[yl]
    st1[i]%=M
  lt[yl]=1
  for i in range(yr*B,yr*B+B):
    st1[i]*=lt[yr]
    st1[i]%=M
  lt[yr]=1
  if yl==yr:
    g+=sum(st1[l:r+1])
  else:
    g+=sum(st1[l:yl*B+B])
    g+=sum(st2[yl+1:yr])
    g+=sum(st1[yr*B:r+1])
  ans+=g
  ans%=M
print(ans)