#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
int main() {
    ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
    cin.tie(nullptr);
    const int MOD = 998244353;
 
    int N;
    if(!(cin >> N)) return 0;
    vector<int> A(N + 1);
    for (int i = 1; i <= N; ++i) cin >> A[i];
 
    vector<int> p2(N + 3, 1);
    for (int i = 1; i < (int)p2.size(); ++i) p2[i] = (p2[i - 1] * 2LL) % MOD;
 
    vector<int> nxt0(N + 3, 1), nxt1(N + 3, 1);
 
    for (int i = N; i >= 2; --i) {
        vector<int> cur0(N + 3), cur1(N + 3);
        cur0[0] = cur1[0] = 0;
        bool asc = A[i - 1] < A[i];
        for (int q = 1; q <= N; ++q) {
            int pop = cur1[q - 1];
            int add = (long long)p2[q - 1] * nxt0[q + 1] % MOD;
            cur1[q] = (pop + add) % MOD;
            cur0[q] = pop;
            if (asc) cur0[q] = (cur0[q] + add) % MOD;
        }
        nxt0.swap(cur0);
        nxt1.swap(cur1);
    }
 
    cout << nxt1[1] % MOD << '\n';
    return 0;
}
 
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