#include <cstdio>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;
const int MAX=100;
struct Edge{
int from;
int to;
int length;
bool operator<(const Edge& e)const{
return length<e.length;
}
};
Edge edge[MAX*MAX];
int father[MAX];
int height[MAX];
void Initialize(int n){
for(int i=0;i<n;i++){
father[i]= i;
height[i]=0;
}
return;
}
int Find(int x){
if(x!=father[x]){
return Find(father[x]);
}
return father[x];
}
void Union(int x, int y){
x= Find(x);
y= Find(y);
if(x!=y){
if(height[x]<height[y]){
father[x]=y;
}else if(height[y]<height[x]){
father[y]=x;
}else{
father[y]=x;
height[x]++;
}
}
return;
}
int Kruskal(int n, int edgeNumber){
Initialize(n);
sort(edge,edge+edgeNumber);
int sum=0;
for(int i=0;i<edgeNumber;i++){
Edge current=edge[i];
if(Find(current.from)!=Find(current.to)){
Union(current.from,current.to);
sum+=current.length;
}
}
return sum;
}
int main(){
int N;
while(scanf("%d",&N)!=EOF){
if(N==0){
break;
}
int numD=N*(N-1)/2;
int a,b,disAB;
for(int i=0;i<numD;i++){
scanf("%d %d %d",&edge[i].from,&edge[i].to,&edge[i].length);
}
int answer=Kruskal(N,numD);
printf("%d\n",answer);
}
return 0;
}