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+import java.util.*;
+
+public class Sum {
+    public static int sum(ArrayList<Integer> num_list, int index) {
+
+        if (num_list.size() == index) {
+            return 0;
+        } else {
+            int num = num_list.get(index);
+            return num + sum(num_list, index + 1);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        int total = sum(new ArrayList<Integer>(Arrays.asList(2, 4, 6)), 0);
+        System.out.println(total);
+    }
+}