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# (Mono 4.6.2.0) (judge verdict: Wrong Answer)

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
namespace Practice
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Solve();
        }
        private const int MOD = 1000000007;
        static void Solve()
        {
            var s = Console.ReadLine();
            var table = new int[26];
            for(int i=0;i<s.Length;++i)

            {
                table[s[i] - 'a']++;
            }

            int ans = 0;
            int len = s.Length;
            int sameTotal = table.Max();
            while(sameTotal < len)
            {
                len--;
                sameTotal++;
                ans++;
            }
            Console.WriteLine(ans);
        }

        #region よく使う便利関数
        private static bool isPrime(long x)
        {
            if (x == 2) { return true; }
            if (x < 2 || x % 2 == 0) { return false; }
            long i = 3;
            while (i * i <= x)
            {
                if (x % i == 0) { return false; }
                i = i + 2;
            }
            return true;
        }
        private static long lcm(long x, long y)
        {
            return x / gcd(x, y) * y;
        }
        private static long gcd(long x, long y)
        {
            return y > 0 ? gcd(y, x % y) : x;
        }
        private static long pow(long x, long n)
        {
            if (n == 0) { return 1; }
            long res = pow(x * x % MOD, n / 2);
            if (n % 2 == 1)
            {
                res = res * x % MOD;
            }
            return res;
        }
        private static int ReadAndParseInt()
        {
            return int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
        }
        private static int[] ReadAndParseIntArr()
        {
            return Array.ConvertAll(Console.ReadLine().Split(' '), int.Parse);
        }
        private static long ReadAndParseLong()
        {
            return long.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
        }
        private static long[] ReadAndParseLongArr()
        {
            return Array.ConvertAll(Console.ReadLine().Split(' '), long.Parse);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// 指定した値以上の先頭のインデクスを返す
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T">比較する値の型</typeparam>
        /// <param name="arr">対象の配列（※ソート済みであること）</param>
        /// <param name="start">開始インデクス [inclusive]</param>
        /// <param name="end">終了インデクス [exclusive]</param>
        /// <param name="value">検索する値</param>
        /// <param name="comparer">比較関数(インターフェイス)</param>
        /// <returns>指定した値以上の先頭のインデクス</returns>
        public static int LowerBound<T>(IReadOnlyList<T> arr, int start, int end, T value, IComparer<T> comparer)
        {
            int low = start;
            int high = end;
            int mid;
            while (low < high)
            {
                mid = ((high - low) >> 1) + low;
                if (comparer.Compare(arr[mid], value) < 0)
                    low = mid + 1;
                else
                    high = mid;
            }
            return low;
        }

        //引数省略のオーバーロード
        public static int LowerBound<T>(IReadOnlyList<T> arr, T value) where T : IComparable
        {
            return LowerBound(arr, 0, arr.Count, value, Comparer<T>.Default);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// 指定した値より大きい先頭のインデクスを返す
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T">比較する値の型</typeparam>
        /// <param name="arr">対象の配列（※ソート済みであること）</param>
        /// <param name="start">開始インデクス [inclusive]</param>
        /// <param name="end">終了インデクス [exclusive]</param>
        /// <param name="value">検索する値</param>
        /// <param name="comparer">比較関数(インターフェイス)</param>
        /// <returns>指定した値より大きい先頭のインデクス</returns>
        public static int UpperBound<T>(IReadOnlyList<T> arr, int start, int end, T value, IComparer<T> comparer)
        {
            int low = start;
            int high = end;
            int mid;
            while (low < high)
            {
                mid = ((high - low) >> 1) + low;
                if (comparer.Compare(arr[mid], value) <= 0)
                    low = mid + 1;
                else
                    high = mid;
            }
            return low;
        }

        //引数省略のオーバーロード
        public static int UpperBound<T>(IReadOnlyList<T> arr, T value)
        {
            return UpperBound(arr, 0, arr.Count, value, Comparer<T>.Default);
        }
        #endregion
    }
}