n=int(input()) h=list(map(int,input().split())) a=[-10**10] ans=0 for i in range(n): while abs(a[-1])<=h[i]: x=a.pop() ans-=abs(x*(x>0)) ans+=abs(x*(a[-1]>0)) if i%2==0: ans-=h[i]*(a[-1]>0) a.append(h[i]) ans+=h[i] else: ans-=h[i]*(a[-1]>0) a.append(-h[i]) print(ans)