using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net;
using System.Numerics;
using System.Reflection.Metadata;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Runtime.Intrinsics.X86;
using System.Text;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using System.Threading;

namespace AtCoder
{
	public class Program
	{
		static void Main()
		{
			var cin = new Scanner();
			int h = cin.Int();
			int w = cin.Int();
			int ch = cin.Int() - 1;
			int cw = cin.Int() - 1;
			int dh = cin.Int() - 1;
			int dw = cin.Int() - 1;
			var s = new string[h];
			for (int i = 0; i < h; i++) {
				s[i] = cin.Next();
			}

			var d = Helper.Array2(h, w, (i, j) => int.MaxValue);
			d[ch, cw] = 0;
			var q = new PriorityQueue<(int i, int j, int n), int>(x => x.n, true);
			q.Enqueue((ch, cw, 0));
			while (q.Count > 0) {
				var cur = q.Dequeue();
				if (d[cur.i, cur.j] < cur.n) {
					continue;
				}

				for (int i = -2; i <= 2; i++) {
					for (int j = -2; j <= 2; j++) {
						if (i == 0 && j == 0) {
							continue;
						}

						int ni = cur.i + i;
						int nj = cur.j + j;
						if (ni < 0 || ni >= h || nj < 0 || nj >= w) {
							continue;
						}

						int nd;
						if ((i == 0 && j == -1)
							|| (i == 0 && j == 1)
							|| (i == -1 && j == 0)
							|| (i == 1 && j == 0)) {
							nd = cur.n;
						} else {
							nd = cur.n + 1;
						}

						if (s[ni][nj] != '#') {
							if (d[ni, nj] > nd) {
								d[ni, nj] = nd;
								q.Enqueue((ni, nj, nd));
							}
						}
					}
				}
			}

			int ans = d[dh, dw];
			if (ans == int.MaxValue) {
				ans = -1;
			}

			Console.WriteLine(ans);
		}
	}

	public class PriorityQueue<TObject, TPriority> where TPriority : IComparable<TPriority>
	{
		private readonly Func<TObject, TPriority> selector_;
		private readonly int reverseFactory_;
		private TObject[] heap_;

		public TObject Top => heap_[0];
		public int Count { get; private set; }

		public PriorityQueue(
			Func<TObject, TPriority> selector,
			bool reverses = false)
			: this(1024, selector, reverses) { }

		public PriorityQueue(
			int capacity,
			Func<TObject, TPriority> selector,
			bool reverses = false)
		{
			heap_ = new TObject[capacity];
			selector_ = selector;
			reverseFactory_ = reverses ? -1 : 1;
		}

		public void Enqueue(TObject item)
		{
			if (heap_.Length == Count) {
				Extend(heap_.Length * 2);
			}

			var priority = selector_(item);
			heap_[Count] = item;
			++Count;

			int c = Count - 1;
			while (c > 0) {
				int p = (c - 1) >> 1;
				if (Compare(Priority(p), priority) < 0) {
					heap_[c] = heap_[p];
					c = p;
				} else {
					break;
				}
			}

			heap_[c] = item;
		}

		public TObject Dequeue()
		{
			TObject ret = heap_[0];
			int n = Count - 1;

			var item = heap_[n];
			var priority = Priority(n);
			int p = 0;
			int c = (p << 1) + 1;
			while (c < n) {
				if (c != n - 1 && Compare(Priority(c + 1), Priority(c)) > 0) {
					++c;
				}

				if (Compare(priority, Priority(c)) < 0) {
					heap_[p] = heap_[c];
					p = c;
					c = (p << 1) + 1;
				} else {
					break;
				}
			}

			heap_[p] = item;
			Count--;

			return ret;
		}

		public void Clear() => Count = 0;

		[MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
		private TPriority Priority(int index)
			=> selector_(heap_[index]);

		[MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
		private int Compare(TPriority x, TPriority y)
			=> x.CompareTo(y) * reverseFactory_;

		[MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
		private void Extend(int newSize)
		{
			var newHeap = new TObject[newSize];
			heap_.CopyTo(newHeap, 0);
			heap_ = newHeap;
		}
	}

	public struct ModInt
	{
		public const long P = 1000000007;
		//public const long P = 998244353;

		public static ModInt Inverse(ModInt value) => Pow(value, P - 2);
		public static ModInt Pow(ModInt value, long k) => Pow(value.value_, k);
		public static ModInt Pow(long value, long k)
		{
			long ret = 1;
			for (k %= P - 1; k > 0; k >>= 1, value = value * value % P) {
				if ((k & 1) == 1) {
					ret = ret * value % P;
				}
			}
			return new ModInt(ret);
		}

		private long value_;

		public ModInt(long value)
			=> value_ = value;
		public ModInt(long value, bool mods)
		{
			if (mods) {
				value %= P;
				if (value < 0) {
					value += P;
				}
			}

			value_ = value;
		}

		public static ModInt operator +(ModInt lhs, ModInt rhs)
		{
			lhs.value_ = (lhs.value_ + rhs.value_) % P;
			return lhs;
		}
		public static ModInt operator +(long lhs, ModInt rhs)
		{
			rhs.value_ = (lhs + rhs.value_) % P;
			return rhs;
		}
		public static ModInt operator +(ModInt lhs, long rhs)
		{
			lhs.value_ = (lhs.value_ + rhs) % P;
			return lhs;
		}

		public static ModInt operator -(ModInt lhs, ModInt rhs)
		{
			lhs.value_ = (P + lhs.value_ - rhs.value_) % P;
			return lhs;
		}
		public static ModInt operator -(long lhs, ModInt rhs)
		{
			rhs.value_ = (P + lhs - rhs.value_) % P;
			return rhs;
		}
		public static ModInt operator -(ModInt lhs, long rhs)
		{
			lhs.value_ = (P + lhs.value_ - rhs) % P;
			return lhs;
		}

		public static ModInt operator *(ModInt lhs, ModInt rhs)
		{
			lhs.value_ = lhs.value_ * rhs.value_ % P;
			return lhs;
		}
		public static ModInt operator *(long lhs, ModInt rhs)
		{
			rhs.value_ = lhs * rhs.value_ % P;
			return rhs;
		}
		public static ModInt operator *(ModInt lhs, long rhs)
		{
			lhs.value_ = lhs.value_ * rhs % P;
			return lhs;
		}

		public static ModInt operator /(ModInt lhs, ModInt rhs)
		{
			long exp = P - 2;
			while (exp > 0) {
				if (exp % 2 > 0) {
					lhs *= rhs;
				}

				rhs *= rhs;
				exp /= 2;
			}

			return lhs;
		}

		public static implicit operator ModInt(long n) => new ModInt(n, true);
		public long ToLong() => value_;
		public override string ToString() => value_.ToString();
	}

	public class HashMap<TKey, TValue> : Dictionary<TKey, TValue>
	{
		private readonly Func<TKey, TValue> initialzier_;
		public HashMap(Func<TKey, TValue> initialzier)
			: base()
		{
			initialzier_ = initialzier;
		}

		public HashMap(Func<TKey, TValue> initialzier, int capacity)
			: base(capacity)
		{
			initialzier_ = initialzier;
		}

		new public TValue this[TKey key]
		{
			get
			{
				if (ContainsKey(key) == false) {
					base[key] = initialzier_(key);
				}

				return base[key];
			}

			set { base[key] = value; }
		}
	}

	public static class Helper
	{
		public static void UpdateMin<T>(ref T target, T value) where T : IComparable<T>
			=> target = target.CompareTo(value) > 0 ? value : target;

		public static void UpdateMin<T>(ref T target, T value, Action<T> onUpdated) where T : IComparable<T>
		{
			if (target.CompareTo(value) > 0) {
				target = value;
				onUpdated(value);
			}
		}

		public static void UpdateMax<T>(ref T target, T value) where T : IComparable<T>
			=> target = target.CompareTo(value) < 0 ? value : target;
		public static void UpdateMax<T>(ref T target, T value, Action<T> onUpdated) where T : IComparable<T>
		{
			if (target.CompareTo(value) < 0) {
				target = value;
				onUpdated(value);
			}
		}

		public static T[] Array<T>(int n, Func<int, T> init)
			=> Enumerable.Range(0, n).Select(x => init(x)).ToArray();
		public static List<T> List<T>(int n, Func<int, T> init)
			=> Enumerable.Range(0, n).Select(x => init(x)).ToList();
		public static T[,] Array2<T>(int n, int m, T init)
		{
			var array = new T[n, m];
			for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
				for (int j = 0; j < m; j++) {
					array[i, j] = init;
				}
			}

			return array;
		}

		public static T[,] Array2<T>(int n, int m, Func<int, int, T> initializer)
		{
			var array = new T[n, m];
			for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
				for (int j = 0; j < m; j++) {
					array[i, j] = initializer(i, j);
				}
			}

			return array;
		}

		public static T[,,] Array3<T>(int n1, int n2, int n3, T init)
		{
			var array = new T[n1, n2, n3];
			for (int i1 = 0; i1 < n1; i1++) {
				for (int i2 = 0; i2 < n2; i2++) {
					for (int i3 = 0; i3 < n3; i3++) {
						array[i1, i2, i3] = init;
					}
				}
			}

			return array;
		}

		public static T[,,,] Array4<T>(int n1, int n2, int n3, int n4, T init)
		{
			var array = new T[n1, n2, n3, n4];
			for (int i1 = 0; i1 < n1; i1++) {
				for (int i2 = 0; i2 < n2; i2++) {
					for (int i3 = 0; i3 < n3; i3++) {
						for (int i4 = 0; i4 < n4; i4++) {
							array[i1, i2, i3, i4] = init;
						}
					}
				}
			}

			return array;
		}

		private static readonly int[] delta4_ = { 1, 0, -1, 0, 1 };
		[MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
		public static void DoAt4(int i, int j, int imax, int jmax, Action<int, int> action)
		{
			for (int dn = 0; dn < 4; dn++) {
				int d4i = i + delta4_[dn];
				int d4j = j + delta4_[dn + 1];
				if ((uint)d4i < (uint)imax && (uint)d4j < (uint)jmax) {
					action(d4i, d4j);
				}
			}
		}

		private static readonly int[] delta8_ = { 1, 0, -1, 0, 1, 1, -1, -1, 1 };
		[MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
		public static void DoAt8(int i, int j, int imax, int jmax, Action<int, int> action)
		{
			for (int dn = 0; dn < 8; dn++) {
				int d8i = i + delta8_[dn];
				int d8j = j + delta8_[dn + 1];
				if ((uint)d8i < (uint)imax && (uint)d8j < (uint)jmax) {
					action(d8i, d8j);
				}
			}
		}

		[MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
		public static void ForEachSubBit(int bit, Action<int> action)
		{
			for (int sub = bit; sub >= 0; sub--) {
				sub &= bit;
				action(sub);
			}
		}

		[MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
		public static string Reverse(string src)
		{
			var chars = src.ToCharArray();
			for (int i = 0, j = chars.Length - 1; i < j; i++, j--) {
				var tmp = chars[i];
				chars[i] = chars[j];
				chars[j] = tmp;
			}
			return new string(chars);
		}
	}

	public class Scanner
	{
		private readonly char[] delimiter_ = new char[] { ' ' };
		private readonly string filePath_;
		private readonly Func<string> reader_;
		private string[] buf_;
		private int index_;

		public Scanner(string file = "")
		{
			if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(file)) {
				reader_ = Console.ReadLine;
			} else {
				filePath_ = file;
				var fs = new StreamReader(file);
				reader_ = fs.ReadLine;
			}
			buf_ = new string[0];
			index_ = 0;
		}

		public string NextLine() => reader_();
		public string Next()
		{
			if (index_ < buf_.Length) {
				return buf_[index_++];
			}

			string st = reader_();
			while (st == "") {
				st = reader_();
			}

			buf_ = st.Split(delimiter_, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
			if (buf_.Length == 0) {
				return Next();
			}

			index_ = 0;
			return buf_[index_++];
		}

		public int Int() => int.Parse(Next());
		public long Long() => long.Parse(Next());
		public double Double() => double.Parse(Next());

		public int[] ArrayInt(int N, int add = 0)
		{
			int[] Array = new int[N];
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
				Array[i] = Int() + add;
			}
			return Array;
		}

		public long[] ArrayLong(int N, long add = 0)
		{
			long[] Array = new long[N];
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
				Array[i] = Long() + add;
			}
			return Array;
		}

		public double[] ArrayDouble(int N, double add = 0)
		{
			double[] Array = new double[N];
			for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
				Array[i] = Double() + add;
			}
			return Array;
		}

		public void Save(string text)
		{
			if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(filePath_)) {
				return;
			}

			File.WriteAllText(filePath_ + "_output.txt", text);
		}
	}

	public static class Extensions
	{
		public static string Join<T>(this IEnumerable<T> values, string separator = "")
			=> string.Join(separator, values);
	}
}


Measured memory_bytes: 34416