import java.util.*; public class Main { private static class Edge { private final int from, to, val; private Edge(int from, int to, int val) { this.from = from; this.to = to; this.val = val; } } private static int[] parents; public static void main(String[] args) { Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in); while (sc.hasNextInt()) { int n = sc.nextInt(); if (n == 0) break; parents = new int[n + 1]; for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) parents[i] = i; List<Edge> edges = new ArrayList<>(); for (int i = 0; i < n * (n - 1) / 2; i++) { int from = sc.nextInt(); int to = sc.nextInt(); int val = sc.nextInt(); edges.add(new Edge(from, to, val)); } edges.sort(Comparator.comparingInt(edge -> edge.val)); int ans = 0; for (Edge edge : edges) { int x = find(edge.from); int y = find(edge.to); if (x != y) { parents[x] = y; ans += edge.val; } } System.out.println(ans); } } private static int find(int x) { return x == parents[x] ? x : (parents[x] = find(parents[x])); } }