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 Rust (1.15.1) (judge verdict: Accepted)

#[allow(dead_code)]
fn main() {
    let s = i::s();
    let mut ans = s.len();
    for i in 0..26 {
        let c = i + 'a' as u8;
        ans = min(ans, solve(s.clone(), c as char, 0));
    }
    println!("{}", ans);
}
fn solve(s: Vec<char>, c: char, count: usize) -> usize {
    if s.len() <= 1 {
        return count;
    }
    'a: loop {
        for i in 0..s.len() {
            if s[i] != c {
                break 'a;
            }
        }
        return count;
    }
    let mut new = Vec::new();
    for i in 1..s.len() {
        new.push(if s[i - 1] == c || s[i] == c { c } else { '-' })
    }
    solve(new, c, count + 1)
}

#[allow(unused_imports)]
use std::cmp::*;
#[allow(unused_imports)]
use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet, VecDeque};
#[allow(unused_imports)]
use std::io::*;
#[allow(unused_imports)]
use std::num::*;
#[allow(unused_imports)]
use std::str::*;

#[allow(dead_code)]
mod i {
    use super::*;

    pub fn read<T: FromStr>() -> T {
        stdin()
            .bytes()
            .map(|c| c.unwrap() as char)
            .skip_while(|c| c.is_whitespace())
            .take_while(|c| !c.is_whitespace())
            .collect::<String>()
            .parse::<T>()
            .ok()
            .unwrap()
    }

    pub fn str() -> String {
        read()
    }

    pub fn s() -> Vec<char> {
        str().chars().collect()
    }

    pub fn i() -> i64 {
        read()
    }

    pub fn u() -> usize {
        read()
    }

    pub fn f() -> f64 {
        read()
    }

    pub fn c() -> char {
        read::<String>().pop().unwrap()
    }

    pub fn iv(n: usize) -> Vec<i64> {
        (0..n).map(|_| i()).collect()
    }

    pub fn iv2(n: usize) -> Vec<(i64, i64)> {
        (0..n).map(|_| iv(2)).map(|a| (a[0], a[1])).collect()
    }

    pub fn uv(n: usize) -> Vec<usize> {
        (0..n).map(|_| u()).collect()
    }

    pub fn uv2(n: usize) -> Vec<(usize, usize)> {
        (0..n).map(|_| uv(2)).map(|a| (a[0], a[1])).collect()
    }

    pub fn fv(n: usize) -> Vec<f64> {
        (0..n).map(|_| f()).collect()
    }

    pub fn cmap(h: usize) -> Vec<Vec<char>> {
        (0..h).map(|_| s()).collect()
    }
}