Buggy python submission (verdict: Time Limit Exceeded):
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"""


import sys
from functools import lru_cache, cmp_to_key
from collections import defaultdict as dd, deque, Counter as C
from bisect import bisect_left as bl, bisect_right as br, bisect
from heapq import heapify, heappop, heappush
from math import ceil, log, floor, sqrt
mod = pow(10, 9) + 7
mod2 = 998244353
def data(): return sys.stdin.readline().strip()
def out(var, end="\n"): sys.stdout.write(str(var)+end)
def outa(*var, end="\n"): sys.stdout.write(' '.join(map(str, var)) + end)
def L(): return list(sp())
def sl(): return list(ssp())
def sp(): return map(int, data().split())
def ssp(): return map(str, data().split())
def l1d(n, val=0): return [val for i in range(n)]
def l2d(n, m, val=0): return [l1d(n, val) for j in range(m)]


def valid(a, b):
    return 0 <= a < n and 0 <= b < m


n, m = sp()
sx, sy = sp()
ex, ey = sp()
sx -= 1
sy -= 1
ex -= 1
ey -= 1
mat = [data() for i in range(n)]
inf = 10 ** 10
q = deque()
q.append([sx, sy])
x, y = [-1, 1, 0, 0], [0, 0, -1, 1]
jump = [[inf] * m for _ in range(n)]
jump[sx][sy] = 0
while q:
    sx, sy = q.popleft()
    for i in range(4):
        tx, ty = sx + x[i], sy + y[i]
        if valid(tx, ty) and mat[tx][ty] == ".":
            if jump[tx][ty] > jump[sx][sy]:
                q.append([tx, ty])
                jump[tx][ty] = jump[sx][sy]
    for i in range(-2, 3):
        for j in range(-2, 3):
            tx, ty = sx + i, sy + j
            if valid(tx, ty) and mat[tx][ty] == ".":
                if jump[tx][ty] > jump[sx][sy] + 1:
                    q.appendleft([tx, ty])
                    jump[tx][ty] = jump[sx][sy]+1
if jump[ex][ey] == 10 ** 10:
    print(-1)
    exit()
print(jump[ex][ey])


Fixed submission:
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"""


import sys
from functools import lru_cache, cmp_to_key
from collections import defaultdict as dd, deque, Counter as C
from bisect import bisect_left as bl, bisect_right as br, bisect
from heapq import heapify, heappop, heappush
from math import ceil, log, floor, sqrt
mod = pow(10, 9) + 7
mod2 = 998244353
def data(): return sys.stdin.readline().strip()
def out(var, end="\n"): sys.stdout.write(str(var)+end)
def outa(*var, end="\n"): sys.stdout.write(' '.join(map(str, var)) + end)
def L(): return list(sp())
def sl(): return list(ssp())
def sp(): return map(int, data().split())
def ssp(): return map(str, data().split())
def l1d(n, val=0): return [val for i in range(n)]
def l2d(n, m, val=0): return [l1d(n, val) for j in range(m)]


def valid(a, b):
    return 0 <= a < n and 0 <= b < m


n, m = sp()
sx, sy = sp()
ex, ey = sp()
sx -= 1
sy -= 1
ex -= 1
ey -= 1
mat = [data() for i in range(n)]
inf = 10 ** 10
q = deque()
q.append([sx, sy])
x, y = [-1, 1, 0, 0], [0, 0, -1, 1]
jump = [[inf] * m for _ in range(n)]
jump[sx][sy] = 0
while q:
    sx, sy = q.popleft()
    for i in range(4):
        tx, ty = sx + x[i], sy + y[i]
        if valid(tx, ty) and mat[tx][ty] == ".":
            if jump[tx][ty] > jump[sx][sy]:
                q.appendleft([tx, ty])
                jump[tx][ty] = jump[sx][sy]
    for i in range(-2, 3):
        for j in range(-2, 3):
            tx, ty = sx + i, sy + j
            if valid(tx, ty) and mat[tx][ty] == ".":
                if jump[tx][ty] > jump[sx][sy] + 1:
                    q.append([tx, ty])
                    jump[tx][ty] = jump[sx][sy]+1
if jump[ex][ey] == 10 ** 10:
    print(-1)
    exit()
print(jump[ex][ey])