#pragma GCC target("avx")
//#pragma GCC target("avx512f,avx512dq,avx512cd,avx512bw,avx512vl")
#pragma GCC optimize("O3")
#pragma GCC optimize("unroll-loops")
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
#define LL long long
#define DB double
#define LD long double
#define ST string
#define BS bitset
#define PA pair<LL,LL>
#define VE vector
#define VL vector<LL>
#define VP vector<pair<LL,LL>>
#define VVL vector<vector<LL>>
#define PQ priority_queue
#define PQS priority_queue<LL,vector<LL>,greater<LL>>
#define FI first
#define SE second
#define PB push_back
#define POB pop_back
#define PF push_front
#define POF pop_front
#define EB emplace_back
#define MP make_pair
#define TS to_string
#define TU to_ullong
#define BPL __builtin_popcountll
#define FOR(i,a,n) for(i=a;i<n;++i)
#define FORR(i,a,n) for(i=n-1;i>=a;--i)
#define rep(i,n) FOR(i,0,n)
#define repr(i,n) FORR(i,0,n)
#define ALL(a) a.begin(),a.end()
#define RALL(a) a.rbegin(),a.rend()
#define SORT(a) sort(ALL(a))
#define REV(a) reverse(ALL(a))
#define UB(a,n) *upper_bound(ALL(a),n)
#define UBn(a,n) upper_bound(ALL(a),n)-a.begin()
#define LB(a,n) *lower_bound(ALL(a),n)
#define LBn(a,n) lower_bound(ALL(a),n)-a.begin()
#define INF 1145141919810364364LL
#define PI 3.14159265358979
#define MOD 1000000007
//#define MOD 998244353
#define ERR 0.00000001
#define FAST cin.tie(0);ios::sync_with_stdio(false)

void Yn(LL a){if(a)printf("Yes\n");else printf("No\n");}
void YN(LL a){if(a)printf("YES\n");else printf("NO\n");}
LL pwmn(LL a,LL n){LL ans=1;while(ans<a)ans*=n;return ans;}
LL dig(LL n){LL ret=0;while(n)n/=10,++ret;return ret;}
LL GCD(LL a,LL b){LL c=1,tmp=max(a,b);b=min(a,b);a=tmp;while(c!=0){c=a%b;a=b;b=c;}return a;}
LL LCM(LL a,LL b){return a*b/GCD(a,b);}
int lcmp(const void* a,const void* b){if(*(LL*)a>*(LL*)b)return 1;if(*(LL*)a<*(LL*)b)return -1;return 0;}
int lcmpr(const void* a,const void* b){if(*(LL*)a>*(LL*)b)return -1;if(*(LL*)a<*(LL*)b)return 1;return 0;}
int ccmp(const void* a,const void* b){return *(char*)a-*(char*)b;}
int ccmpr(const void* a,const void* b){return *(char*)b-*(char*)a;}
int scmp(const void* a,const void* b){return strcmp((char*)a,(char*)b);}
int scmpr(const void* a,const void* b){return strcmp((char*)b,(char*)a);}
LL cmod(LL a,LL m){if(a%m<0)return a%m+abs(m);else return a%m;}
LL DIV(LL a,LL d,LL m){LL l=m,x=1,y=0,k;while(l){k=d/l;d-=k*l;swap(l,d);x-=k*y;swap(x,y);}return cmod(a*cmod(x,m),m);}
LL POW(LL a,LL n,LL m){LL ans=1;while(n>0){if(n&1)ans=ans*a%m;a=a*a%m;n>>=1;}return ans;}
VL fact,finv,inv;
void comi(LL n){LL i;fact.resize(max(2LL,n+1));finv.resize(max(2LL,n+1));inv.resize(max(2LL,n+1));fact[0]=fact[1]=1;finv[0]=finv[1]=1;inv[1]=1;FOR(i,2,n+1){fact[i]=fact[i-1]*i%MOD;inv[i]=MOD-inv[MOD%i]*(MOD/i)%MOD;finv[i]=finv[i-1]*inv[i]%MOD;}}
LL com(LL n,LL k){if(n<k||n<0||k<0)return 0;return fact[n]*(finv[k]*finv[n-k]%MOD)%MOD;}
bool cmps(pair<LL,LL> a,pair<LL,LL> b){if(a.SE!=b.SE)return a.SE<b.SE;return a.FI<b.FI;}
template<typename T>bool chmax(T &a,T b){if(a<b){a=b;return true;}return false;}
template<typename T>bool chmin(T &a,T b){if(a>b){a=b;return true;}return false;}

#define MI modint<MOD>
template<int mod>struct modint{
	int x;
	modint():x(0){}
	modint(LL n):x(n>=0?n%mod:(mod-(-n)%mod)%mod){}
	modint &operator+=(const modint &n){if((x+=n.x)>=mod)x-=mod;return *this;}
	modint &operator-=(const modint &n){if((x+=mod-n.x)>=mod)x-=mod;return *this;}
	modint &operator++(){*this+=1;return *this;}
  modint &operator--(){*this-=1;return *this;}
	modint &operator*=(const modint &n){x=(int)((LL)x*n.x%mod);return *this;}
	modint &operator/=(const modint &n){*this*=n.inv();return *this;}
	modint operator-()const{return modint(-x);}
	modint operator+(const modint &n)const{return modint(*this)+=n;}
	modint operator-(const modint &n)const{return modint(*this)-=n;}
	modint operator++(int){modint ret(*this);*this+=1;return ret;}
  modint operator--(int){modint ret(*this);*this-=1;return ret;}
	modint operator*(const modint &n)const{return modint(*this)*=n;}
	modint operator/(const modint &n)const{return modint(*this)/=n;}
	bool operator<(const modint &n)const{return x<n.x;}
	bool operator>(const modint &n)const{return x>n.x;}
	bool operator<=(const modint &n)const{return x<=n.x;}
	bool operator>=(const modint &n)const{return x>=n.x;}
	bool operator!=(const modint &n)const{return x!=n.x;}
	bool operator==(const modint &n)const{return x==n.x;}
	friend istream &operator>>(istream &is,modint &n){LL l;is>>l;n=modint<mod>(l);return is;}
	friend ostream &operator<<(ostream &os,const modint &n){return os<<n.x;}
	int getmod(){return mod;}
	modint inv()const{int a=x,b=mod,c=1,d=0,n;while(b){n=a/b;swap(a-=n*b,b);swap(c-=n*d,d);}return modint(c);}
	modint pow(LL n)const{modint ret(1),m(x);while(n){if(n&1)ret*=m;m*=m;n>>=1;}return ret;}
};

LL dh[4]={1,0,-1,0},dw[4]={0,1,0,-1};
deque<LL> q;
LL H,W,ch,cw,Dh,Dw;
VL ans;
VE<ST> S;
//VL f;
void BFS(){
	LL i,j,k,v=q.front(),h=v/W,w=v%W,nh,nw,a,flag=0;
	//cout<<h<<" "<<w<<endl;
	q.POF();
	if(v==Dh*W+Dw){
		//cout<<"!"<<endl;
		while(!q.empty())q.POF();
		return;
	}
	rep(k,4){
		nh=h+dh[k],nw=w+dw[k];
		if(nh>=0&&nh<H&&nw>=0&&nw<W)if(S[nh][nw]=='.'){
			a=nh*W+nw;
			if(ans[a]>ans[v]){
				ans[a]=ans[v];
				q.PF(a);
			}
		}
	}
	rep(i,5)rep(j,5)if((!((i==1||i==2||i==3)&&j==2))&&(!(i==2&&(j==1||j==2||j==3)))){
		nh=h+i-2,nw=w+j-2;
		if(nh>=0&&nh<H&&nw>=0&&nw<W)if(S[nh][nw]=='.'){
			a=nh*W+nw;
			if(ans[a]>ans[v]+1){
				ans[a]=ans[v]+1;
				q.PB(a);
			}
		}
	}
}

int main(){
  FAST;
  LL i;
  cin>>H>>W>>ch>>cw>>Dh>>Dw;
	--ch,--cw,--Dh,--Dw;
	S.resize(H);
	//f.resize(H*W);
	ans.resize(H*W,INF);
	rep(i,H)cin>>S[i];
	q.PF(ch*W+cw);
	ans[ch*W+cw]=0;
	while(1){
		BFS();
		if(q.empty())break;
	}
	if(ans[Dh*W+Dw]==INF)ans[Dh*W+Dw]=-1;
	cout<<ans[Dh*W+Dw]<<endl;
}


Measured memory_bytes: 12176