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# (.NET Core 3.1.201) (judge verdict: Accepted)

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

public class AtCoderA
{
    static void Main()
    {
        var sc = new Scanner();

        string s = sc.Next();

        long answer = long.MaxValue;
        for (int i = 0; i < s.Length; i++)
        {
            bool ok = false;

            for (int j = 0; j < 26; j++)
            {
                var c = (char)('a' + j);

                bool tmpOk = true;

                for (int k = 0; k < s.Length - i; k++)
                {
                    bool exist = false;
                    for (int l = k; l < s.Length; l++)
                    {
                        if (s[l] == c)
                        {
                            long dist = l - k;
                            if (dist <= i)
                            {
                                exist = true;
                                break;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    if (!exist)
                    {
                        tmpOk = false;
                        break;
                    }
                }

                if (tmpOk)
                {
                    ok = true;
                    break;
                }
            }

            if (ok)
            {
                answer = i;
                break;
            }
        }

        Console.WriteLine(answer);
    }

    class Scanner
    {
        private string[] _line;
        private int _index;
        private const char Separator = ' ';

        public Scanner()
        {
            _line = new string[0];
            _index = 0;
        }

        public string Next()
        {
            while (_index >= _line.Length)
            {
                _line = Console.ReadLine().Split(Separator);
                _index = 0;
            }

            return _line[_index++];
        }

        public int NextInt() => int.Parse(Next());
        public long NextLong() => long.Parse(Next());
        public double NextDouble() => double.Parse(Next());
        public decimal NextDecimal() => decimal.Parse(Next());
        public char NextChar() => Next()[0];
        public char[] NextCharArray() => Next().ToCharArray();

        public string[] Array()
        {
            _line = Console.ReadLine().Split(Separator);
            _index = _line.Length;
            return _line;
        }

        public int[] IntArray() => Array().Select(int.Parse).ToArray();
        public long[] LongArray() => Array().Select(long.Parse).ToArray();
        public double[] DoubleArray() => Array().Select(double.Parse).ToArray();
        public decimal[] DecimalArray() => Array().Select(decimal.Parse).ToArray();
    }
}