#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <set>
#include <queue>
#include <map>
#include <cassert>
#include <algorithm>
#include <functional>
#include <iomanip>
#include <limits>
#include <stack>
#include <math.h>
#include <cstdint>
#include <numeric>
#include <random>
#include <chrono>
#include <deque>
#include <unordered_map>
#define REP(i,n) for(ll i=0, i##_len=(n); i<i##_len; ++i)
#define RREP(i,n) for(ll i=(n)-1; i>=0; --i)
#define SREP(i,s,n) for(ll i=(s), i##_len=(n); i<i##_len; ++i)
#define ALL(v) (v).begin(),(v).end()

using namespace std;
typedef long long int ll;
typedef unsigned long long int ull;

template <typename T>
T gcd(T a, T b) {
    if(a < b) gcd(b, a);
    if (b == 1) return 1;
    T r;
    while ((r=a%b)) {
        a = b;
        b = r;
    }
    return b;
}

template<typename T>
struct UnionFind {
    vector<T> par;
    vector<T> rank;
    
    UnionFind(T n = 1) {
        init(n);
    }
    
    void init(T n = 1) {
        par.resize(n); rank.resize(n);
        for (T i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
            par[i] = i;
            rank[i] = 0;
        }
    }
    
    int root(T x) {
        if (par[x] == x) {
            return x;
        }
        else {
            int r = root(par[x]);
            return par[x] = r;
        }
    }
    
    bool issame(T x, T y) {
        return root(x) == root(y);
    }
    
    bool merge(T x, T y) {
        x = root(x); y = root(y);
        if (x == y) return false;
        if (rank[x] < rank[y]) swap(x, y);
        if (rank[x] == rank[y]) ++rank[x];
        par[y] = x;
        return true;
    }
};



template< typename Monoid, typename OperatorMonoid = Monoid >
struct LazySegmentTree {
  using F = function< Monoid(Monoid, Monoid) >;
  using G = function< Monoid(Monoid, OperatorMonoid) >;
  using H = function< OperatorMonoid(OperatorMonoid, OperatorMonoid) >;

  ll sz, height;
  vector< Monoid > data;
  vector< OperatorMonoid > lazy;
  const F f;
  const G g;
  const H h;
  const Monoid M1;
  const OperatorMonoid OM0;


  LazySegmentTree(ll n, const F f, const G g, const H h,
                  const Monoid &M1, const OperatorMonoid OM0)
      : f(f), g(g), h(h), M1(M1), OM0(OM0) {
    sz = 1;
    height = 0;
    while(sz < n) sz <<= 1, height++;
    data.assign(2 * sz, M1);
    lazy.assign(2 * sz, OM0);
  }
    
    void reset() {
        data.assign(2 * sz, M1);
        lazy.assign(2 * sz, OM0);
    }

  void set(ll k, const Monoid &x) {
    data[k + sz] = x;
  }

  void build() {
    for(int k = sz - 1; k > 0; k--) {
      data[k] = f(data[2 * k + 0], data[2 * k + 1]);
    }
  }

  inline void propagate(ll k) {
    if(lazy[k] != OM0) {
      lazy[2 * k + 0] = h(lazy[2 * k + 0], lazy[k]);
      lazy[2 * k + 1] = h(lazy[2 * k + 1], lazy[k]);
      data[k] = reflect(k);
      lazy[k] = OM0;
    }
  }

  inline Monoid reflect(ll k) {
    return lazy[k] == OM0 ? data[k] : g(data[k], lazy[k]);
  }

  inline void recalc(ll k) {
    while(k >>= 1) data[k] = f(reflect(2 * k + 0), reflect(2 * k + 1));
  }

  inline void thrust(ll k) {
    for(int i = height; i > 0; i--) propagate(k >> i);
  }

  void update(ll a, ll b, const OperatorMonoid &x) {
    thrust(a += sz);
    thrust(b += sz - 1);
    for(int l = a, r = b + 1; l < r; l >>= 1, r >>= 1) {
      if(l & 1) lazy[l] = h(lazy[l], x), ++l;
      if(r & 1) --r, lazy[r] = h(lazy[r], x);
    }
    recalc(a);
    recalc(b);
  }

  Monoid query(ll a, ll b) {
    thrust(a += sz);
    thrust(b += sz - 1);
    Monoid L = M1, R = M1;
    for(int l = a, r = b + 1; l < r; l >>= 1, r >>= 1) {
      if(l & 1) L = f(L, reflect(l++));
      if(r & 1) R = f(reflect(--r), R);
    }
    return f(L, R);
  }

  Monoid operator[](const int &k) {
    return query(k, k + 1);
  }

  template< typename C >
  int find_subtree(ll a, const C &check, Monoid &M, bool type) {
    while(a < sz) {
      propagate(a);
      Monoid nxt = type ? f(reflect(2 * a + type), M) : f(M, reflect(2 * a + type));
      if(check(nxt)) a = 2 * a + type;
      else M = nxt, a = 2 * a + 1 - type;
    }
    return a - sz;
  }

  template< typename C >
  int find_first(ll a, const C &check) {
    Monoid L = M1;
    if(a <= 0) {
      if(check(f(L, reflect(1)))) return find_subtree(1, check, L, false);
      return -1;
    }
    thrust(a + sz);
    int b = sz;
    for(a += sz, b += sz; a < b; a >>= 1, b >>= 1) {
      if(a & 1) {
        Monoid nxt = f(L, reflect(a));
        if(check(nxt)) return find_subtree(a, check, L, false);
        L = nxt;
        ++a;
      }
    }
    return -1;
  }


  template< typename C >
  int find_last(ll b, const C &check) {
    Monoid R = M1;
    if(b >= sz) {
      if(check(f(reflect(1), R))) return find_subtree(1, check, R, true);
      return -1;
    }
    thrust(b + sz - 1);
    int a = sz;
    for(b += sz; a < b; a >>= 1, b >>= 1) {
      if(b & 1) {
        Monoid nxt = f(reflect(--b), R);
        if(check(nxt)) return find_subtree(b, check, R, true);
        R = nxt;
      }
    }
    return -1;
  }
};


int msb(ll x) {
    int n = 0;
    while (x > 0) {
        x/=2;
        n++;
    }
    return n;
}


template <ll Modulus> class modint {
public:
    ll a;

    constexpr modint(const ll x = 0) noexcept : a(x % Modulus) {}
    constexpr ll &value() noexcept { return a; }
    constexpr operator int() const { return a; }
    constexpr operator long long() const { return a; }
    constexpr const ll &value() const noexcept { return a; }
    constexpr modint operator+(const modint rhs) const noexcept {
        return modint(*this) += rhs;
    }
    constexpr modint operator+(const ll rhs) const noexcept {
        return modint(*this) += rhs;
    }
    constexpr modint operator-(const modint rhs) const noexcept {
        return modint(*this) -= rhs;
    }
    constexpr modint operator-(const ll rhs) const noexcept {
        return modint(*this) -= rhs;
    }
    constexpr modint operator*(const modint rhs) const noexcept {
        return modint(*this) *= rhs;
    }
    constexpr modint operator*(const ll rhs) const noexcept {
        return modint(*this) *= rhs;
    }
    constexpr modint operator/(const modint rhs) const noexcept {
        return modint(*this) /= rhs;
    }
    constexpr modint operator/(const ll rhs) const noexcept {
        return modint(*this) /= rhs;
    }
    constexpr modint &operator+=(const modint rhs) noexcept {
        a += rhs.a;
        if (a >= Modulus) {
            a -= Modulus;
        }
        return *this;
    }
    constexpr modint &operator-=(const modint rhs) noexcept {
        if (a < rhs.a) {
            a += Modulus;
        }
        a -= rhs.a;
        return *this;
    }
    constexpr modint &operator*=(const modint rhs) noexcept {
        a = a * rhs.a % Modulus;
        return *this;
    }
    constexpr modint &operator/=(modint rhs) noexcept {
        ll exp = Modulus - 2;
        while (exp) {
            if (exp % 2) {
                *this *= rhs;
            }
            rhs *= rhs;
            exp /= 2;
        }
        return *this;
    }
};

vector<ll> read_vec(ll N, ll offset) {
    vector<ll> v(N);
    REP(i, N) {
        cin >> v[i];
        v[i] += offset;
    }
    return v;
}

#define MOD (ll(1000000007))
#define INF (ll(1e15))

int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
    (void)argc;
    (void)argv;
    cin.tie(0);
    ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
    
    ll H, W;
    cin >> H >> W;
    ll Ch, Cw, Dh, Dw;
    cin >> Ch >> Cw >> Dh >> Dw;
    Ch--; Cw--; Dh--; Dw--;
    vector<string> S(H);
    REP(i, H) {
        cin >> S[i];
    }
    
    vector<vector<ll>> M(H, vector<ll>(W, INF));

    priority_queue<pair<ll, pair<ll, ll>>> q;
    q.push((make_pair(0, make_pair(Ch, Cw))));
    M[Ch][Cw] = 0;
    
    while(q.size()) {
        auto p = q.top();
        q.pop();
        ll h = p.second.first;
        ll w = p.second.second;
        ll z = -p.first;
        if (z > M[h][w]) continue;
//        M[h][w] = -z;
        if (h == Dh && w == Dw) {
            cout << z << endl;
            
//            REP(i, H) {
//                REP(j, W) {
//                    if (S[i][j] == '#') cout << "#";
//                    else cout << M[i][j];
//                }
//                cout << endl;
//            }
            return 0;
        }
        
        if (h > 0 && S[h-1][w] == '.' && M[h-1][w] > z) {
            M[h-1][w] = z;
            q.push(make_pair(-z, make_pair(h-1, w)));
        }
        
        if (h+1 < H && S[h+1][w] == '.' && M[h+1][w] > z) {
            M[h+1][w] = z;
            q.push(make_pair(-z, make_pair(h+1, w)));
        }
        
        if (w > 0 && S[h][w-1] == '.' && M[h][w-1] > z) {
            M[h][w-1] = z;
            q.push(make_pair(-z, make_pair(h, w-1)));
        }
        
        if (w+1 < W && S[h][w+1] == '.' && M[h][w+1] > z) {
            M[h][w+1] = z;
            q.push(make_pair(-z, make_pair(h, w+1)));
        }
        
        SREP(i, -2, 3) {
            SREP(j, -2, 3) {
                if (h+i >= 0 && h+i < H && w+j >= 0 && w+j < W) {
                    if (S[h+i][w+j] == '.' && M[h+i][w+j] > z+1) {
                        M[h+i][w+j] = z+1;
                        q.push(make_pair(-z-1, make_pair(h+i, w+j)));
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
    
//    REP(i, H) {
//        REP(j, W) {
//            if (S[i][j] == '#') cout << "#";
//            else cout << M[i][j];
//        }
//        cout << endl;
//    }
    cout << -1 << endl;
}
 

//https://atcoder.jp/contests/abc176/tasks/abc176_d


Measured memory_bytes: 12784