#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int n;
int arr[20];
int rec(int i)
{
if(i==n) return 0;
if(i>n) return 1e9;
return min(
abs(arr[i]-arr[i+1]) + rec(i+1)
, abs(arr[i]-arr[i+2]) + rec(i+2) );
}
int main()
{
cin >> n;
for(int i=1;i<=n;++i){cin >> arr[i];}
cout << rec(1);
}
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