<p>You are given a <strong>0-indexed</strong> array <code>nums</code> of integers.</p>

<p>A triplet of indices <code>(i, j, k)</code> is a <strong>mountain</strong> if:</p>

<ul>
	<li><code>i &lt; j &lt; k</code></li>
	<li><code>nums[i] &lt; nums[j]</code> and <code>nums[k] &lt; nums[j]</code></li>
</ul>

<p>Return <em>the <strong>minimum possible sum</strong> of a mountain triplet of</em> <code>nums</code>. <em>If no such triplet exists, return</em> <code>-1</code>.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong class="example">Example 1:</strong></p>

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<strong>Input:</strong> nums = [8,6,1,5,3]
<strong>Output:</strong> 9
<strong>Explanation:</strong> Triplet (2, 3, 4) is a mountain triplet of sum 9 since: 
- 2 &lt; 3 &lt; 4
- nums[2] &lt; nums[3] and nums[4] &lt; nums[3]
And the sum of this triplet is nums[2] + nums[3] + nums[4] = 9. It can be shown that there are no mountain triplets with a sum of less than 9.
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<p><strong class="example">Example 2:</strong></p>

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<strong>Input:</strong> nums = [5,4,8,7,10,2]
<strong>Output:</strong> 13
<strong>Explanation:</strong> Triplet (1, 3, 5) is a mountain triplet of sum 13 since: 
- 1 &lt; 3 &lt; 5
- nums[1] &lt; nums[3] and nums[5] &lt; nums[3]
And the sum of this triplet is nums[1] + nums[3] + nums[5] = 13. It can be shown that there are no mountain triplets with a sum of less than 13.
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<p><strong class="example">Example 3:</strong></p>

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<strong>Input:</strong> nums = [6,5,4,3,4,5]
<strong>Output:</strong> -1
<strong>Explanation:</strong> It can be shown that there are no mountain triplets in nums.
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<p><strong>Constraints:</strong></p>

<ul>
	<li><code>3 &lt;= nums.length &lt;= 10<sup>5</sup></code></li>
	<li><code>1 &lt;= nums[i] &lt;= 10<sup>8</sup></code></li>
</ul>

class Solution:
    def minimumSum(self, nums: List[int]) -> int:
        N = len(nums)
        min_before = [float('inf')] * N
        min_after = [float('inf')] * N

        curr = float('inf')
        for i in range(N):
            min_before[i] = curr
            curr = min(curr, nums[i])
        
        curr = float('inf')
        for i in range(N-1,-1,-1):
            min_after[i] = curr
            curr = min(curr, nums[i])
        
        ans = float('inf')
        for i in range(1, N-1):
            a, b, c = min_before[i], nums[i], min_after[i]
            if a < b and b > c:
                ans = min(ans, a + b + c)
        
        return ans if ans != float('inf') else -1





        
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