#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
using lint = long long;
using pint = pair<int, int>;
using plint = pair<lint, lint>;
struct fast_ios { fast_ios(){ cin.tie(nullptr); ios::sync_with_stdio(false); cout << fixed << setprecision(20); }; } fast_ios_;
#define ALL(x) (x).begin(), (x).end()
#define FOR(i, begin, end) for(int i=(begin),i##_end_=(end);i<i##_end_;i++)
#define IFOR(i, begin, end) for(int i=(end)-1,i##_begin_=(begin);i>=i##_begin_;i--)
#define REP(i, n) FOR(i,0,n)
#define IREP(i, n) IFOR(i,0,n)
template <typename T> void ndarray(vector<T> &vec, int len) { vec.resize(len); }
template <typename T, typename... Args> void ndarray(vector<T> &vec, int len, Args... args) { vec.resize(len); for (auto &v : vec) ndarray(v, args...); }
template <typename V, typename T> void ndfill(V &x, const T &val) { x = val; }
template <typename V, typename T> void ndfill(vector<V> &vec, const T &val) { for (auto &v : vec) ndfill(v, val); }
template <typename T> bool chmax(T &m, const T q) { if (m < q) {m = q; return true;} else return false; }
template <typename T> bool chmin(T &m, const T q) { if (m > q) {m = q; return true;} else return false; }
template <typename T1, typename T2> pair<T1, T2> operator+(const pair<T1, T2> &l, const pair<T1, T2> &r) { return make_pair(l.first + r.first, l.second + r.second); }
template <typename T1, typename T2> pair<T1, T2> operator-(const pair<T1, T2> &l, const pair<T1, T2> &r) { return make_pair(l.first - r.first, l.second - r.second); }
template <typename T> vector<T> srtunq(vector<T> vec) { sort(vec.begin(), vec.end()), vec.erase(unique(vec.begin(), vec.end()), vec.end()); return vec; }
template <typename T> istream &operator>>(istream &is, vector<T> &vec) { for (auto &v : vec) is >> v; return is; }
template <typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const vector<T> &vec) { os << "["; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ","; os << "]"; return os; }
template <typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const deque<T> &vec) { os << "deq["; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ","; os << "]"; return os; }
template <typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const set<T> &vec) { os << "{"; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ","; os << "}"; return os; }
template <typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const unordered_set<T> &vec) { os << "{"; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ","; os << "}"; return os; }
template <typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const multiset<T> &vec) { os << "{"; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ","; os << "}"; return os; }
template <typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const unordered_multiset<T> &vec) { os << "{"; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ","; os << "}"; return os; }
template <typename T1, typename T2> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const pair<T1, T2> &pa) { os << "(" << pa.first << "," << pa.second << ")"; return os; }
template <typename TK, typename TV> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const map<TK, TV> &mp) { os << "{"; for (auto v : mp) os << v.first << "=>" << v.second << ","; os << "}"; return os; }
template <typename TK, typename TV> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const unordered_map<TK, TV> &mp) { os << "{"; for (auto v : mp) os << v.first << "=>" << v.second << ","; os << "}"; return os; }
#define dbg(x) cerr << #x << " = " << (x) << " (L" << __LINE__ << ") " << __FILE__ << endl;

int main()
{
    int N;
    cin >> N;
    vector<lint> A(N);
    cin >> A;
    sort(A.rbegin(), A.rend());
    multiset<plint> ms;
    ms.emplace(A[0], A[0]);
    lint ret = 0;
    FOR(i, 1, N)
    {
        plint p = *prev(ms.end());
        ms.erase(ms.lower_bound(p));
        ret += min(p.first, p.second);
        ms.emplace(minmax(p.first, A[i]));
        ms.emplace(minmax(p.second, A[i]));
    }
    cout << ret << '\n';
}


Measured memory_bytes: 17180