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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import dataclasses
+import sys
+from collections.abc import Iterator
+
+
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class Tree:
+    children: list["Tree"]
+    metadata: list[int]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_raw(cls, raw: list[int]) -> "Tree":
+        def helper(offset: int) -> tuple[Tree, int]:
+            n_children, n_metadata = raw[offset], raw[offset + 1]
+            offset += 2
+
+            children: list[Tree] = []
+            for _ in range(n_children):
+                tree, offset = helper(offset)
+                children.append(tree)
+            metadata = raw[offset : offset + n_metadata]
+            offset += n_metadata
+
+            return cls(children, metadata), offset
+
+        tree, offset = helper(0)
+        assert offset == len(raw)
+        return tree
+
+    def preorder(self) -> Iterator["Tree"]:
+        yield self
+        for child in self.children:
+            yield from child.preorder()
+
+    def value(self) -> int:
+        if not self.children:
+            return sum(self.metadata, 0)
+        return sum(
+            (
+                self.children[i - 1].value()
+                for i in self.metadata
+                if i <= len(self.children)
+            ),
+            0,
+        )
+
+
+def solve(input: str) -> int:
+    def parse(input: str) -> Tree:
+        raw = [int(n) for n in input.split()]
+        return Tree.from_raw(raw)
+
+    tree = parse(input)
+    return tree.value()
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    input = sys.stdin.read()
+    print(solve(input))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()