If there is a way to express an integer as a sum of three non-zero cubes, then there are infinitely many ways

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How to prove the following statement:

"If an integer can be expressed as a sum of three non-zero cubes in a way, then it can be expressed as a sum of three non-zero cubes in infinitely many ways."?

I am not asking you to show me the proof, but hopefully one can give me a hint where I can start.

Your help would be really appreciated. THANKS!

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This a part of an open problem, Sums of three cubes.

For example, parametric solutions are known for $1$ and $2$, but not for $3$.

For $3$, two representations were known for a long time,

$$ 3=1^3+1^3+1^3=4^3+4^3+(-5)^3 $$

And in $2019$, a third representation was found

$$ 3=569936821221962380720^{3}+(-569936821113563493509)^{3}+(-472715493453327032)^{3} $$

But it is not known if there are more or not.