### BUGGY CODE ###

from collections import deque
def solve():
    H,W = map(int,input().split())
    Ch,Cw = map(lambda x:int(x)-1,input().split())
    Dh,Dw = map(lambda x:int(x)-1,input().split())
    A = [list(input()) for _ in range(H)]
    V = [[-1]*W for _ in range(H)]
    d = ((1,0),(0,1),(-1,0),(0,-1))

    def bfs_2d(sy,sx,v):
        que = deque()
        V[sy][sx] = v
        que.append((sy,sx))

        while que:
            uh, uw = que.popleft()
            for dy, dx in d:
                next_h = uh+dy
                next_w = uw+dx
                if 0 <= next_h < H and 0 <= next_w < W \
                    and A[next_h][next_w] == '.' \
                    and V[next_h][next_w] != -1:
                    V[next_h][next_w] = v
                    que.append((next_h,next_w))
    
    vertex = 0
    for h in range(H):
        for w in range(W):
            if A[h][w] == '#' or V[h][w] != -1:
                continue
            bfs_2d(h,w,vertex)
            vertex += 1

    G = [[] for _ in range(vertex)]
    used = [set() for _ in range(vertex)]
    for h in range(H):
        for w in range(W):
            if A[h][w] == '#':
                continue
            for dh in range(-2, 2+1):
                for dw in range(-2, 2+1):
                    if h + dh < 0 or H <= h + dh or w + dw < 0 or W <= w + dw:
                        continue
                    if A[h+dh][w+dw] == "#":
                        continue
                    if V[h][w] == V[h+dh][w+dw]:
                        continue
                    if V[h+dh][w+dw] in used[V[h][w]]:
                        continue
                    G[V[h][w]].append((V[h+dh][w+dw]))
                    used[V[h][w]].add((V[h+dh][w+dw]))
    
    s = V[Ch][Cw]
    g = V[Dh][Dw]

    dist = [-1 for _ in range(vertex)]
    que = deque()
    dist[s] = 0
    que.append(s)
    while que:
        u = que.popleft()
        for v in G[u]:
            if dist[v] != -1:
                continue
            dist[v] = dist[u] + 1
            que.append(v)
    
    print(dist[g])

if __name__ == '__main__':
    solve()


### FIXED CODE ###

from collections import deque
def solve():
    H,W = map(int,input().split())
    Ch,Cw = map(lambda x:int(x)-1,input().split())
    Dh,Dw = map(lambda x:int(x)-1,input().split())
    A = [list(input()) for _ in range(H)]
    V = [[-1]*W for _ in range(H)]
    d = ((1,0),(0,1),(-1,0),(0,-1))

    def bfs_2d(sy,sx,v):
        que = deque()
        V[sy][sx] = v
        que.append((sy,sx))

        while que:
            uh, uw = que.popleft()
            for dy, dx in d:
                next_h = uh+dy
                next_w = uw+dx
                if 0 <= next_h < H and 0 <= next_w < W \
                    and A[next_h][next_w] == '.' \
                    and V[next_h][next_w] == -1:
                    V[next_h][next_w] = v
                    que.append((next_h,next_w))
    
    vertex = 0
    for h in range(H):
        for w in range(W):
            if A[h][w] == '#' or V[h][w] != -1:
                continue
            bfs_2d(h,w,vertex)
            vertex += 1

    G = [[] for _ in range(vertex)]
    used = [set() for _ in range(vertex)]
    for h in range(H):
        for w in range(W):
            if A[h][w] == '#':
                continue
            for dh in range(-2, 2+1):
                for dw in range(-2, 2+1):
                    if h + dh < 0 or H <= h + dh or w + dw < 0 or W <= w + dw:
                        continue
                    if A[h+dh][w+dw] == "#":
                        continue
                    if V[h][w] == V[h+dh][w+dw]:
                        continue
                    if V[h+dh][w+dw] in used[V[h][w]]:
                        continue
                    G[V[h][w]].append((V[h+dh][w+dw]))
                    used[V[h][w]].add((V[h+dh][w+dw]))
    
    s = V[Ch][Cw]
    g = V[Dh][Dw]

    dist = [-1 for _ in range(vertex)]
    que = deque()
    dist[s] = 0
    que.append(s)
    while que:
        u = que.popleft()
        for v in G[u]:
            if dist[v] != -1:
                continue
            dist[v] = dist[u] + 1
            que.append(v)
    
    print(dist[g])

if __name__ == '__main__':
    solve()