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You are given an array $$$a$$$ of $$$n$$$ integers, where $$$n$$$ is odd.
In one operation, you will remove two adjacent elements from the array $$$a$$$, and then concatenate the remaining parts of the array. For example, given the array $$$[4,7,4,2,9]$$$, we can obtain the arrays $$$[4,2,9]$$$ and $$$[4,7,9]$$$ by the operations $$$[\underline{4,7}, 4,2,9] \to [4,2,9]$$$ and $$$[4,7,\underline{4,2},9] \to [4,7,9]$$$ respectively. However, we cannot obtain the array $$$[7,2,9]$$$ as it requires deleting non-adjacent elements $$$[\underline{4},7,\underline{4},2,9]$$$.
You will repeatedly perform this operation until exactly one element remains in $$$a$$$.
Find the maximum possible value of the remaining element in $$$a$$$.
Each test contains multiple test cases. The first line contains a single integer $$$t$$$ ($$$1 \le t \le 1000$$$) — the number of test cases. The description of test cases follows.
The first line of each test case contains a single integer $$$n$$$ ($$$1 \le n \le 99$$$; $$$n$$$ is odd) — the length of the array $$$a$$$.
The second line of each test case contains $$$n$$$ integers $$$a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n$$$ ($$$1 \le a_i \le 100$$$) — the elements of the array $$$a$$$.
Note that there is no bound on the sum of $$$n$$$ over all test cases.
For each test case, output a single integer — the maximum possible value of the remaining element in $$$a$$$.
41631 3 254 7 4 2 973 1 4 1 5 9 2
6 2 9 5
In the first test case, the array $$$a$$$ is $$$[6]$$$. Since there is only one element, no operations are needed. The maximum possible value of the remaining element is $$$6$$$.
In the second test case, the array $$$a$$$ is $$$[1, 3, 2]$$$. We can remove the first two elements $$$[\underline{1, 3}, 2] \to [2]$$$, or remove the last two elements $$$[1, \underline{3, 2}] \to [1]$$$. Therefore, the maximum possible value of the remaining element is $$$2$$$.
In the third test case, the array $$$a$$$ is $$$[4, 7, 4, 2, 9]$$$. One way to maximize the remaining element is $$$[4, \underline{7, 4}, 2, 9] \to [\underline{4, 2}, 9] \to [9]$$$. Therefore, the maximum possible value of the remaining element is $$$9$$$.
In the fourth test case, the array $$$a$$$ is $$$[3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9, 2]$$$. It can be shown that the maximum possible value of the remaining element is $$$5$$$.
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