Problem:
Score : 300 points

Problem Statement

Snuke can change a string t of length N into a string t' of length N - 1 under the following rule:

For each i (1 ≤ i ≤ N - 1), the i-th character of t' must be either the i-th or (i + 1)-th character of t.

There is a string s consisting of lowercase English letters.
Snuke's objective is to apply the above operation to s repeatedly so that all the characters in s are the same.
Find the minimum necessary number of operations.

Constraints

1 ≤ |s| ≤ 100

s consists of lowercase English letters.

Input

Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:

s

Output

Print the minimum necessary number of operations to achieve the objective.

Sample Input 1

serval

Sample Output 1

3

One solution is: serval → srvvl → svvv → vvv.

Sample Input 2

jackal

Sample Output 2

2

One solution is: jackal → aacaa → aaaa.

Sample Input 3

zzz

Sample Output 3

0

All the characters in s are the same from the beginning.

Sample Input 4

whbrjpjyhsrywlqjxdbrbaomnw

Sample Output 4

8

In 8 operations, he can change s to rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Solution in C++14 (GCC 5.4.1) (judge verdict: Accepted)

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <algorithm>
#include <set>
#include <map>
#include <cmath>
#include <cstring>
using namespace std;

#define fi first
#define se second
typedef long long LL;
typedef long double LD;

string s;

int main(){
    cin >> s;
    int N=s.length();

    int i,res=2*N; char c;
    for (c='a'; c<='z'; c++){
        int lstp=N,cr=0;
        for (i=N-1; i>=0; i--){
            if (s[i]==c) lstp=i;
            else cr=max(cr,lstp-i);
        }

        res=min(res,cr);
    }

    cout << res << "\n";
    return 0;
}