#include<bits/stdc++.h>
#include<chrono>
using namespace std;
using namespace chrono;
#define all(a) a.begin(), a.end()
typedef long long ll;
typedef vector<int> vi;
typedef vector<ll> vl;
typedef pair<int, int> pii;
typedef pair<ll, ll> pll;
typedef pair<int, ll> pil;
typedef pair<ll, int> pli;
typedef vector<string> vs;
template<class T1, class T2>
istream &operator>>(istream &in, pair<T1, T2> &P){
	in >> P.first >> P.second;
	return in;
}
template<class T1, class T2>
ostream &operator<<(ostream &out, const pair<T1, T2> &P){
	out << "(" << P.first << ", " << P.second << ")";
	return out;
}
template<class T>
istream &operator>>(istream &in, vector<T> &arr){
	for(auto &x: arr) in >> x;
	return in;
}
template<class T>
ostream &operator<<(ostream &out, const vector<T> &arr){
	for(auto &x: arr) out << x << ' '; cout << "\n";
	return out;
}
template<class T>
istream &operator>>(istream &in, deque<T> &arr){
	for(auto &x: arr) in >> x;
	return in;
}
template<class T>
ostream &operator<<(ostream &out, const deque<T> &arr){
	for(auto &x: arr) out << x << ' '; cout << "\n";
	return out;
}



int main(){
	ios::sync_with_stdio(0);
	cin.tie(0);
	int n;
	cin >> n;
	vi a(n - 1);
	cin >> a;
	int res = a.front() + a.back();
	for(int i = 1; i < n - 1; i ++){
		res += min(a[i - 1], a[i]);
	}
	cout << res;
	return 0;
}

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//                                        Created by Aeren                                          //
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