output_description: Print the answer.
  
  * * *
input_description: Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:
  
      
      
      N
      a_1 a_2 ... a_{N}
attempt: # coding: utf-8
  import re
  import math
  from collections import defaultdict
  from collections import deque
  import collections
  from fractions import Fraction
  import itertools
  from copy import deepcopy
  import random
  import time
  import os
  import queue
  import sys
  import datetime
  from functools import lru_cache
  
  # @lru_cache(maxsize=None)
  readline = sys.stdin.readline
  sys.setrecursionlimit(2000000)
  # import numpy as np
  alphabet = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
  mod = int(10**9 + 7)
  inf = int(10**20)
  
  
  def yn(b):
      if b:
          print("yes")
      else:
          print("no")
  
  
  def Yn(b):
      if b:
          print("Yes")
      else:
          print("No")
  
  
  def YN(b):
      if b:
          print("YES")
      else:
          print("NO")
  
  
  class union_find:
      def __init__(self, n):
          self.n = n
          self.P = [a for a in range(n)]
          self.rank = [0] * n
  
      def find(self, x):
          if x != self.P[x]:
              self.P[x] = self.find(self.P[x])
          return self.P[x]
  
      def same(self, x, y):
          return self.find(x) == self.find(y)
  
      def link(self, x, y):
          if self.rank[x] < self.rank[y]:
              self.P[x] = y
          elif self.rank[y] < self.rank[x]:
              self.P[y] = x
          else:
              self.P[x] = y
              self.rank[y] += 1
  
      def unite(self, x, y):
          self.link(self.find(x), self.find(y))
  
      def size(self):
          S = set()
          for a in range(self.n):
              S.add(self.find(a))
          return len(S)
  
  
  def ispow(a, b):  # aはbの累乗数か
      now = b
      while now < a:
          now *= b
      if now == a:
          return True
      else:
          return False
  
  
  def getbin(num, size):
      A = [0] * size
      for a in range(size):
          if (num >> (size - a - 1)) & 1 == 1:
              A[a] = 1
          else:
              A[a] = 0
      return A
  
  
  def getfacs(n, mod_=0):
      A = [1] * (n + 1)
      for a in range(2, len(A)):
          A[a] = A[a - 1] * a
          if mod_ > 0:
              A[a] %= mod_
      return A
  
  
  def comb(n, r, mod, fac):
      if n - r < 0:
          return 0
      return (fac[n] * pow(fac[n - r], mod - 2, mod) * pow(fac[r], mod - 2, mod)) % mod
  
  
  def nextcomb(num, size):
      x = num & (-num)
      y = num + x
      z = num & (~y)
      z //= x
      z = z >> 1
      num = y | z
      if num >= (1 << size):
          return False
      else:
          return num
  
  
  def getprimes(n, type="int"):
      if n == 0:
          if type == "int":
              return []
          else:
              return [False]
      A = [True] * (n + 1)
      A[0] = False
      A[1] = False
      for a in range(2, n + 1):
          if A[a]:
              for b in range(a * 2, n + 1, a):
                  A[b] = False
      if type == "bool":
          return A
      B = []
      for a in range(n + 1):
          if A[a]:
              B.append(a)
      return B
  
  
  def isprime(num):
      if num <= 1:
          return False
      i = 2
      while i * i <= num:
          if num % i == 0:
              return False
          i += 1
      return True
  
  
  def ifelse(a, b, c):
      if a:
          return b
      else:
          return c
  
  
  def join(A, c=""):
      n = len(A)
      A = list(map(str, A))
      s = ""
      for a in range(n):
          s += A[a]
          if a < n - 1:
              s += c
      return s
  
  
  def factorize(n, type_="dict"):
      b = 2
      list_ = []
      while b * b <= n:
          while n % b == 0:
              n //= b
              list_.append(b)
          b += 1
      if n > 1:
          list_.append(n)
      if type_ == "dict":
          dic = {}
          for a in list_:
              if a in dic:
                  dic[a] += 1
              else:
                  dic[a] = 1
          return dic
      elif type_ == "list":
          return list_
      else:
          return None
  
  
  def pm(x):
      return x // abs(x)
  
  
  def inputintlist():
      return list(map(int, input().split()))
  
  
  ######################################################################################################
  
  n = int(input())
  A = inputintlist()
  ssum = sum(A)
  ans = inf
  now = 0
  for a in A[:-1]:
      now += a
      x = now
      y = ssum - now
      ans = min(ans, abs(x - y))
  
  
  print(ans)
  
problem_description: Statement
  
  Snuke and Raccoon have a heap of N cards. The i-th card from the top has the
  integer a_i written on it.
  
  They will share these cards. First, Snuke will take some number of cards from
  the top of the heap, then Raccoon will take all the remaining cards. Here,
  both Snuke and Raccoon have to take at least one card.
  
  Let the sum of the integers on Snuke's cards and Raccoon's cards be x and y,
  respectively. They would like to minimize |x-y|. Find the minimum possible
  value of |x-y|.
samples: [{"input": "6\n    1 2 3 4 5 6", "output": "1\n    \n\nIf Snuke takes four cards from the top, and Raccoon takes the remaining two\ncards, x=10, y=11, and thus |x-y|=1. This is the minimum possible value.\n\n* * *"}, {"input": "2\n    10 -10", "output": "20\n    \n\nSnuke can only take one card from the top, and Raccoon can only take the\nremaining one card. In this case, x=10, y=-10, and thus |x-y|=20."}]