import java.util.*;

public class Main {
    public static void main (String[] args) {
        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
        int n = sc.nextInt();
        int[] nums = new int[n];
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            nums[i] = sc.nextInt();
        }
        if (n == 1) { //边界需要处理
            System.out.println(nums[0]);
            return;
        }
        
        int[] dp = new int[n];
        dp[0] = nums[0];
        dp[1] = Math.max(nums[0], nums[1]);
        for (int i = 2; i < n; i++) {
            dp[i] = Math.max(dp[i-1], dp[i-2]+nums[i]); //关键是这个状态转移方程
        }
        System.out.println(dp[n-1]);
    }
}