Buggy python submission (verdict: Time Limit Exceeded):
#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: utf-8

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from collections import deque


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H,W = map(int, input().split())
ch,cw = map(int, input().split())
dh,dw = map(int, input().split())
s = ["#"*(W+4)]
s.append("#"*(W+4))
for i in range(H):
    s.append("##"+input()+"##")
s.append("#"*(W+4))
s.append("#"*(W+4))


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ans = [[-1]*(W+4) for _ in range(H+4)]
for i in range(H+4):
    for j in range(W+4):
        if s[i][j] == "#":
            ans[i][j] = -2
ch += 1; cw += 1
dh += 1; dw += 1
ans[ch][cw] = 0


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move = [[-1,0],[1,0],[0,-1],[0,1]]
magic = [
    [-2,-2],[-2,-1],[-2,0],[-2,1],[-2,2],\
    [-1,-2],[-1,-1],[-1,0],[-1,1],[-1,2],\
    [0,-2],[0,-1],[0,0],[0,1],[0,2],\
    [1,-2],[1,-1],[1,0],[1,1],[1,2],\
    [2,-2],[2,-1],[2,0],[2,1],[2,2]
    ]


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mylist = deque([[ch,cw]])
mylist2 = deque([])
while len(mylist) > 0:
    x,y = mylist.popleft()
    mylist2.append([x,y])
    for p,q in move:
        v1,v2 = x+p,y+q
        if ans[v1][v2] == -1:
            mylist.append([v1,v2])
            ans[v1][v2] = ans[x][y]
    if len(mylist) == 0:
        while len(mylist2) > 0:
            x2,y2 = mylist2.popleft()
            for v1,v2 in magic:
                i,j = x2+v1,y2+v2
                if ans[i][j] == -1:
                    ans[i][j] = ans[x2][y2]+1
                    mylist.append([i,j])
print(ans[dh][dw])


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Fixed submission:
#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: utf-8

# In[1]:


from collections import deque


# In[30]:


def main():
    H,W = map(int, input().split())
    ch,cw = map(int, input().split())
    dh,dw = map(int, input().split())
    s = ["#"*(W+4)]
    s.append("#"*(W+4))
    for i in range(H):
        s.append("##"+input()+"##")
    s.append("#"*(W+4))
    s.append("#"*(W+4))
    
    ans = [[-1]*(W+4) for _ in range(H+4)]
    for i in range(H+4):
        for j in range(W+4):
            if s[i][j] == "#":
                ans[i][j] = -2
    ch += 1; cw += 1
    dh += 1; dw += 1
    ans[ch][cw] = 0
    
    move = [[-1,0],[1,0],[0,-1],[0,1]]
    magic = [
        [-2,-2],[-2,-1],[-2,0],[-2,1],[-2,2],\
        [-1,-2],[-1,-1],[-1,0],[-1,1],[-1,2],\
        [0,-2],[0,-1],[0,0],[0,1],[0,2],\
        [1,-2],[1,-1],[1,0],[1,1],[1,2],\
        [2,-2],[2,-1],[2,0],[2,1],[2,2]
        ]
    
    mylist = deque([[ch,cw]])
    mylist2 = deque([])
    while len(mylist) > 0:
        x,y = mylist.popleft()
        mylist2.append([x,y])
        for p,q in move:
            v1,v2 = x+p,y+q
            if ans[v1][v2] == -1:
                mylist.append([v1,v2])
                ans[v1][v2] = ans[x][y]
        if len(mylist) == 0:
            while len(mylist2) > 0:
                x2,y2 = mylist2.popleft()
                for v1,v2 in magic:
                    i,j = x2+v1,y2+v2
                    if ans[i][j] == -1:
                        ans[i][j] = ans[x2][y2]+1
                        mylist.append([i,j])
    print(ans[dh][dw])

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()


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# H,W = map(int, input().split())
# ch,cw = map(int, input().split())
# dh,dw = map(int, input().split())
# s = ["#"*(W+4)]
# s.append("#"*(W+4))
# for i in range(H):
#     s.append("##"+input()+"##")
# s.append("#"*(W+4))
# s.append("#"*(W+4))


# In[32]:


# ans = [[-1]*(W+4) for _ in range(H+4)]
# for i in range(H+4):
#     for j in range(W+4):
#         if s[i][j] == "#":
#             ans[i][j] = -2
# ch += 1; cw += 1
# dh += 1; dw += 1
# ans[ch][cw] = 0


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# move = [[-1,0],[1,0],[0,-1],[0,1]]
# magic = [
#     [-2,-2],[-2,-1],[-2,0],[-2,1],[-2,2],\
#     [-1,-2],[-1,-1],[-1,0],[-1,1],[-1,2],\
#     [0,-2],[0,-1],[0,0],[0,1],[0,2],\
#     [1,-2],[1,-1],[1,0],[1,1],[1,2],\
#     [2,-2],[2,-1],[2,0],[2,1],[2,2]
#     ]


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# mylist = deque([[ch,cw]])
# mylist2 = deque([])
# while len(mylist) > 0:
#     x,y = mylist.popleft()
#     mylist2.append([x,y])
#     for p,q in move:
#         v1,v2 = x+p,y+q
#         if ans[v1][v2] == -1:
#             mylist.append([v1,v2])
#             ans[v1][v2] = ans[x][y]
#     if len(mylist) == 0:
#         while len(mylist2) > 0:
#             x2,y2 = mylist2.popleft()
#             for v1,v2 in magic:
#                 i,j = x2+v1,y2+v2
#                 if ans[i][j] == -1:
#                     ans[i][j] = ans[x2][y2]+1
#                     mylist.append([i,j])
# print(ans[dh][dw])


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