#include <iostream>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstring>
using namespace std;
int main() {
int cnt, n;
char s[55];
cnt=0;
scanf("%d\n%s", &n, s);
for(int i=1; i<strlen(s); i++) if(s[i]==s[i-1]) cnt++;
printf("%d", cnt);
return 0;
}
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