/*** Template Begin ***/

#pragma region template

#define USING_NAMESPACE

#include <algorithm>
#include <array>
#include <bitset>
#include <cassert>
#include <cmath>
#include <complex>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <deque>
#include <functional>
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
#include <list>
#include <map>
#include <numeric>
#include <queue>
#include <set>
#include <sstream>
#include <stack>
#include <string>
#include <tuple>
#include <type_traits>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <unordered_set>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>

typedef int64_t i64;
typedef uint64_t u64;

auto init_ = [] {
    std::ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false);
    std::cout << std::fixed;
    return 0;
}();

template <typename T>
inline void in(T &x) {
    std::cin >> x;
}

template <typename T, typename... Ts>
inline void in(T &t, Ts &... ts) {
    std::cin >> t;
    in(ts...);
}

template <typename T, typename U = std::vector<T>>
inline U vin(int n) {
    U v(n);
    for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
        std::cin >> v[i];
    }
    return v;
}

template <typename T, typename U = std::vector<T>, typename V = std::vector<U>>
inline V vin(int h, int w) {
    V vv(h, U(w));
    for (int i = 0; i < h; ++i) {
        for (int j = 0; j < w; ++j) {
            std::cin >> vv[i][j];
        }
    }
    return vv;
}

template <typename T>
inline void out(const T &x) {
    std::cout << x << std::endl;
}

template <char delimiter = ' ', typename T, typename... Ts>
inline void out(const T &t, const Ts &... ts) {
    std::cout << t << delimiter;
    out(ts...);
}

template <char delimiter = ' ', typename T>
inline void vout(const T &v, int n) {
    for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
        if (i) std::cout << delimiter;
        std::cout << v[i];
    }
    std::cout << std::endl;
}

template <char delimiter = ' ', typename T>
inline void vout(const T &v, int h, int w) {
    for (int i = 0; i < h; ++i) {
        for (int j = 0; j < w; ++j) {
            if (j) std::cout << delimiter;
            std::cout << v[i][j];
        }
        std::cout << std::endl;
    }
}

template <typename T, size_t D>
struct multi_vector_type {
    using type = std::vector<typename multi_vector_type<T, D - 1>::type>;
};

template <typename T>
struct multi_vector_type<T, 1> {
    using type = std::vector<T>;
};

template <typename T>
struct multi_vector_type<T, 0> {
    using type = T;
};

template <typename T, size_t D>
using multi_vector = typename multi_vector_type<T, D>::type;

template <typename T, size_t D, class = typename std::enable_if<D == 0>::type>
T make_vector(const T &val = T()) {
    return val;
}

template <typename T, size_t D = 1, typename... Ts,
          class = typename std::enable_if<D != 0>::type>
multi_vector<T, D> make_vector(size_t n, Ts &&... args) {
    return multi_vector<T, D>(n, make_vector<T, D - 1>(args...));
}

namespace detail {

template <typename F>
struct Debug {
    const char *delim_ = "\n";
    F fun;

    Debug(F f) : fun(f) {}

    ~Debug() { fun(delim_); }

    Debug &delim(const char *d) {
        delim_ = d;
        return *this;
    }
};

std::deque<std::string> split(const std::string &s, char c) {
    std::deque<std::string> v;
    std::stringstream ss(s);
    std::string x;
    while (std::getline(ss, x, c)) v.emplace_back(x);
    return v;
}

template <typename T>
void deb(const char *delim, std::deque<std::string> v, T a) {
    std::cerr << v[0].substr(v[0][0] == ' ', v[0].length()) << " = " << a
              << '\n';
    std::cerr << std::flush;
}

template <typename T, typename... Args>
void deb(const char *delim, std::deque<std::string> v, T a, Args... args) {
    std::cerr << v[0].substr(v[0][0] == ' ', v[0].length()) << " = " << a
              << delim;
    v.pop_front();
    deb(delim, std::move(v), args...);
}

template <typename... Args>
auto wrap(std::deque<std::string> v, Args... args) {
    auto f = [=](const char *delim = "\n") { deb(delim, v, args...); };

    return Debug<decltype(f)>(f);
}
}

#define debug(args...) ::detail::wrap(::detail::split(#args, ','), args)

#ifdef USING_BOOST

#include <boost/math/common_factor.hpp>
#include <boost/range.hpp>
#include <boost/range/adaptors.hpp>
#include <boost/range/algorithm.hpp>
#include <boost/range/algorithm_ext.hpp>
#include <boost/range/irange.hpp>
#include <boost/range/numeric.hpp>

inline auto rep(int begin, int end) {
    if (begin > end) {
        return boost::irange(0, 0);
    } else {
        return boost::irange(begin, end);
    }
}

inline auto rep(int begin, int end, int step) {
    if ((step > 0 && begin > end) || (step < 0 && begin < end)) {
        return boost::irange(0, 0, step);
    } else {
        return boost::irange(begin, end, step);
    }
}

#endif

#ifdef USING_NAMESPACE
using namespace std;

#ifdef USING_BOOST
using namespace boost;
using namespace boost::adaptors;
#endif
#endif

#pragma endregion

/*** Template End ***/

int main() {
    int h, w;
    in(h, w);

    int ch, cw;
    int dh, dw;

    in(ch, cw);
    in(dh, dw);

    ch--;
    cw--;
    dh--;
    dw--;

    auto in_maze = [&](int y, int x) {
        return 0 <= x && x < w && 0 <= y && y < h;
    };

    auto s = vin<string>(h);

    const int inf = 100000000;

    auto cost = make_vector<int, 2>(h, w, inf);

    deque<pair<int, int>> que; // (y, x)

    que.emplace_back(ch, cw);
    cost[ch][cw] = 0;

    const int dx[] = {1, -1, 0, 0}, dy[] = {0, 0, 1, -1};

    while(!que.empty()) {
        auto p = que.front();
        que.pop_front();

        if (p.first == dh && p.second == dw) {
            break;
        }

        int c = cost[p.first][p.second];
        
        for (int k = 0; k < 4; k++) {
            int nx = p.second + dx[k];
            int ny = p.first + dy[k];
            if (in_maze(ny, nx) && s[ny][nx] == '.' && cost[ny][nx] > c) {
                que.emplace_front(ny, nx);
                cost[ny][nx] = c;
            }
        }

        for (int dx = -2; dx <= 2; dx++) {
            for (int dy = -2; dy <= 2; dy++) {
                int nx = p.second + dx;
                int ny = p.first + dy;

                if (in_maze(ny, nx) && s[ny][nx] == '.' && cost[ny][nx] > c) {
                    que.emplace_back(ny, nx);
                    cost[ny][nx] = c + 1;
                }   
            }
        }
    }

    if (cost[dh][dw] != inf) {
        out(cost[dh][dw]);
    } else {
        out(-1);
    }
}

Measured memory_bytes: 9236