#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
int start_x, start_y, finish_x, finish_y;
cin >> start_x>> start_y >> finish_x >> finish_y;
cout << max(abs(start_x-finish_x),abs(start_y-finish_y)) << endl;
}
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