#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int candy(int*,int);
int max(int,int);
int main () {
int ratingsSize=0;
int i=0;
scanf("%d",&ratingsSize);
int *ratings=(int*)malloc(ratingsSize*sizeof(int));
for(i=0;i<ratingsSize;i++){
scanf("%d",&ratings[i]);
}
printf("%d",candy(ratings,ratingsSize));
return 0;
}
int candy(int* ratings, int ratingsSize) {
int left[ratingsSize];
for (int i = 0; i < ratingsSize; i++) {
if (i > 0 && ratings[i] > ratings[i - 1]) {
left[i] = left[i - 1] + 1;
} else {
left[i] = 1;
}
}
int right = 0, ret = 0;
for (int i = ratingsSize - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
if (i < ratingsSize - 1 && ratings[i] > ratings[i + 1]) {
right++;
} else {
right = 1;
}
ret += max(left[i], right);
}
return ret;
}
int max(int a,int b){
if(a>=b)
return a;
else
return b;
}