diff --git a/DP/Stickler Theif.cpp b/DP/Stickler Theif.cpp
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+#include<iostream>
+#include<bits/stdc++.h>
+using namespace std;
+int main()
+ {
+	//code
+	int t;
+	cin>>t;
+	while(t--)
+	{
+	    int n;
+	    cin>>n;
+	    int A[n];
+	    for(int i=0;i<n;i++){
+	        cin>>A[i];
+	    }
+	    int sum1=A[0];
+	    int sum2=0;
+	    
+	    int result;
+	    for(int i=1;i<n;i++){   
+	       if(sum1<sum2){
+	            result=sum2;
+	        }
+	        else{
+	            result=sum1;
+	         } 
+	        sum1=sum2+A[i];
+	        sum2=result;
+	    }
+	    
+	    cout<<max(sum1,sum2)<<endl;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
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