#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;
const int MAX=100;
struct edge{
int from;
int to;
int length;
};
edge s[MAX*MAX];
int father[MAX];
int height[MAX];
void init(int n)
{
for(int i=1; i<=n; i++)
{
father[i]=i;
height[i]=0;
}
}
int find(int x)
{
if(father[x]!=x)
{
father[x]=find(father[x]);
}
return father[x];
}
void Union(int a, int b)
{
a=find(a);
b=find(b);
if(a!=b)
{
if(height[a]>height[b])
{
father[b]=a;
}
else if(height[a]<height[b])
{
father[a]=b;
}
else{
father[b]=a;
height[a]++;
}
}
return;
}
bool compare(edge a, edge b)
{
return a.length<b.length;
}
int kruskal(int edgenum)
{
int answer=0;
sort(s,s+edgenum,compare);
for(int i=0; i<edgenum; i++)
{
if(find(s[i].from)!=find(s[i].to))
{
Union(s[i].from,s[i].to);
answer+=s[i].length;
}
}
return answer;
}
int main() {
int n;
while (cin >> n) {
if(n==0)
{
break;
}
int edgenum=n*(n-1)/2;
init(n);
for(int i=0; i<edgenum; i++)
{
cin >> s[i].from >> s[i].to >> s[i].length;
}
int answer=0;
cout << kruskal(edgenum) << endl;
}
return 0;
}