IOI '94 P1 - The Triangle
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          3   8
        8   1   0
      2   7   4   4
    4   5   2   6   5     (Figure 1)
Figure 1 shows a number triangle.
Write a program that calculates the highest sum of numbers passed on a route that starts at the top and ends somewhere on the base.
- Each step can go either diagonally down to the left or diagonally down to the right.
 - The number of rows in the triangle is 
but
.
 - The numbers in the triangle, all integers, are between 
and
.
 
Input Specification
The first line of input will contain an integer . The 
 of the next 
 lines will contain 
 space-separated integers, denoting the values of the triangle.
Output Specification
The highest sum as required by the problem statement.
Sample Input
5
7
3 8
8 1 0
2 7 4 4
4 5 2 6 5
Sample Output
30
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