import java.io.*;
import java.math.BigInteger;
import java.util.*;
import static java.lang.Math.PI;
import static java.lang.System.in;
import static java.lang.System.out;

public class Main
{   
    static int minCostFrom[];

    static int solve(int cur, int[] a)
    {
        int n = a.length;
        if(cur >= n) return Integer.MAX_VALUE;
        if(cur == n-1)  return 0;
        if(minCostFrom[cur] != -1)    return minCostFrom[cur];
        int oneStep = Integer.MAX_VALUE, twoStep = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
        if(cur+1 < n)
            oneStep = Math.abs(a[cur]-a[cur+1]) + solve(cur+1, a);
        if(cur+2 < n)
            twoStep = Math.abs(a[cur]-a[cur+2]) + solve(cur+2, a);

        return minCostFrom[cur] = Math.min(oneStep, twoStep);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
    {   
        Foster sc = new Foster();
        PrintWriter p = new PrintWriter(out);
        int n = sc.nextInt();
        minCostFrom = new int[n];
        Arrays.fill(minCostFrom, -1);
        int a[] = sc.intArray(n);
        p.println(solve(0, a));
        p.close();
    }

/* 
*/    
/*
1. Check overflow in pow function or in general
2. Check indices of read array function
3. Think of an easier solution because the problems you solve are always easy
4. Check iterator of loop
5. If still doesn't work, then jump from the 729th floor 'coz "beta tumse na ho paayega"

    Move to top!!
*/
    static class Foster 
    {
        BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(in));
        StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer("");
        String next() 
        {
            while (!st.hasMoreTokens())
                try 
                {
                    st = new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
                } 
                catch (IOException e) 
                {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            return st.nextToken();
        }
        int nextInt() 
        {
            return Integer.parseInt(next());
        }
        long nextLong() 
        {
            return Long.parseLong(next());
        }
        double nextDouble() 
        {
            return Double.parseDouble(next());
        }
        int[] intArray(int n)                   // Check indices
        {
            int arr[] = new int[n];
            for(int i = 0; i < n; i++)
            {
                arr[i] = nextInt();
            }
            return arr;
        }
        long[] longArray(int n)                 // Check indices
        {
            long arr[] = new long[n];
            for(int i = 0; i < n; i++)
            {
                arr[i] = nextLong();
            }
            return arr;
        }
        int[] getBits(int n)                    //in Reverse Order
        {
            int a[] = new int[31];
            for(int i = 0; i < 31; i++)
            {
                if(((1<<i) & n) != 0)
                    a[i] = 1;
            }
            return a;
        }
        
        static long pow(long... a)
        {
            long mod = Long.MAX_VALUE;
            if(a.length == 3)   mod = a[2];
            long res = 1;
            while(a[1] > 0)
            {
                if((a[1] & 1) == 1)
                    res = (res * a[0]) % mod;
                a[1] /= 2;
                a[0] = (a[0] * a[0]) % mod;
            }
            return res;
        }
        static void print(Object... o) 
        {
            for(Object next : o)
            {
                System.err.print(next + " ");
            }
        }
        static void println(Object... o) 
        {
            for(Object next : o)
            {
                System.err.print(next + " ");
            }
            System.err.println();
        }
        static void watch(Object...a) throws Exception 
        {
            int i = 1;
            for (Object o: a) 
            {
                boolean found = false;
                if (o.getClass().isArray()) 
                {
                    String type = o.getClass().getName().toString();
                    switch (type) 
                    {
                        case "[I":
                        {
                            int[] test = (int[]) o;
                            println(i + " : " + Arrays.toString(test));
                            break;
                        }
                        case "[[I":
                        {
                            int[][] obj = (int[][]) o;
                            println(i + " : " + Arrays.deepToString(obj));
                            break;
                        }
                        case "[J":
                        {
                            long[] obj = (long[]) o;
                            println(i + " : " + Arrays.toString(obj));
                            break;
                        }
                        case "[[J":
                        {
                            long[][] obj = (long[][]) o;
                            println(i + " : " + Arrays.deepToString(obj));
                            break;
                        }
                        case "[D":
                        {
                            double[] obj = (double[]) o;
                            println(i + " : " + Arrays.toString(obj));
                            break;
                        }
                        case "[[D":
                        {
                            double[][] obj = (double[][]) o;
                            println(i + " : " + Arrays.deepToString(obj));
                            break;
                        }
                        case "[Ljava.lang.String":
                        {
                            String[] obj = (String[]) o;
                            println(i + " : " + Arrays.toString(obj));
                            break;
                        }
                        case "[[Ljava.lang.String":
                        {
                            String[][] obj = (String[][]) o;
                            println(i + " : " + Arrays.deepToString(obj));
                            break;
                        }
                        case "[C":
                        {
                            char[] obj = (char[]) o;
                            println(i + " : " + Arrays.toString(obj));
                            break;
                        }
                        case "[[C":
                        {
                            char[][] obj = (char[][]) o;
                            println(i + " : " + Arrays.deepToString(obj));
                            break;
                        }
                        default:
                        {
                            println(i + " : type not identified");
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                    found = true;
                }
                if (o.getClass() == ArrayList.class) 
                {
                    println(i + " : LIST = " + o);
                    found = true;
                }
                if (o.getClass() == TreeSet.class) 
                {
                    println(i + " : SET = " + o);
                    found = true;
                }
                if (o.getClass() == TreeMap.class) 
                {
                    println(i + " : MAP = " + o);
                    found = true;
                }
                if (o.getClass() == HashMap.class) 
                {
                    println(i + " : MAP = " + o);
                    found = true;
                }
                if (o.getClass() == LinkedList.class) 
                {
                    println(i + " : LIST = " + o);
                    found = true;
                }
                if (o.getClass() == PriorityQueue.class) 
                {
                    println(i + " : PQ = " + o);
                    found = true;
                }
                if (!found) 
                {
                    println(i + " = " + o);
                }
                i++;
            }
        }
    }
}

Measured memory_bytes: 55688