#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

using namespace std;

typedef long long ll;
typedef pair<ll, ll> P;
typedef pair<P, ll> T;
typedef pair<long double , ll> Ps;
typedef pair<ll, bool> Pb;

const ll INF = 1e18;
const ll fact_table = 3200008;
long double Pi = 3.1415926535897932384626;

priority_queue <ll> pql;
priority_queue <P> pqp;
priority_queue <P> bag;
//big priority queue
priority_queue <ll, vector<ll>, greater<ll> > pqls;
priority_queue <P, vector<P>, greater<P> > pqps;
//small priority queue
//top pop

ll dx[8] = {1, 0, -1, 0, 1, 1, -1, -1};
ll dy[8] = {0, 1, 0, -1, 1, -1, -1, 1};
//↓,→,↑,←


#define endl "\n"
#ifdef ENJAPMA
#undef endl
#endif

#define p(x) cout<<x<<endl;
#define el cout<<endl;
#define pe(x) cout<<x<<" ";
#define ps(x) cout<<fixed<<setprecision(25)<<x<<endl;
#define pu(x) cout<<(x);
#define pb push_back
#define lb lower_bound
#define ub upper_bound
#define CLEAR(a) a = decltype(a)();
#define pc(x) cout << x << ",";
#define rep(i, n) for (ll i = 0; i < (n); i ++)

// const ll mod = 998244353ll;
const ll mod = 1000000007ll;

ll mypow(ll a, ll b, ll mod) {ll x = 1; while (b) {while (!(b & 1)) {(a *= a) %= mod; b >>= 1;}(x *= a) %= mod; b--;} return x;}
void YES(bool cond) { if (cond) { p("YES");} else { p("NO");} return;}
void Yes(bool cond) { if (cond) { p("Yes");} else { p("No");} return;}
void line() { p("--------------------"); return;}

/*
ll fact[fact_table + 5], rfact[fact_table + 5];

void c3_init() {
    fact[0] = rfact[0] = 1;
    for (ll i = 1; i <= fact_table; i++) {
        fact[i] = (fact[i - 1] * i) % mod;
    }
    rfact[fact_table] = mypow(fact[fact_table], mod - 2, mod);
    for (ll i = fact_table; i >= 1; i--) {
        rfact[i - 1] = rfact[i] * i;
        rfact[i - 1] %= mod;
    }
    return;
}
ll c3(ll n, ll r) {
    return (((fact[n] * rfact[r]) % mod ) * rfact[n - r]) % mod;
}
*/
struct Timer {
    int64_t start;
    const int64_t CYCLES_PER_SEC = 2800000000;
    Timer() { reset(); }
    void reset() { start = getCycle(); }
    inline double get() { return (double)(getCycle() - start) / CYCLES_PER_SEC; }
    inline int64_t getCycle() {
        uint32_t low, high;
        __asm__ volatile ("rdtsc" : "=a" (low), "=d" (high));
        return ((int64_t)low) | ((int64_t)high << 32);
    }
};


bool multicase = false;

ll n, m, k, w, num, a, b, c, d, e, h, q, ans, sum, l;

typedef vector<ll> vec;
typedef vector<vector<ll>> mat;
string s[1005];

void solve() {
    ll sx, sy;
    cin >> h >> w;
    cin >> sx >> sy;
    ll gx, gy;
    cin >> gx >> gy;
    sx--; sy--; gx--; gy--;
    mat cost(h, vec(w, INF));
    deque<P> q;
    q.push_back(P(sx, sy));
    cost[sx][sy] = 0;

    for(int i=0;i<h;i++){
        cin >> s[i];
    }

    while(q.size()){
        P v = q.front(); q.pop_front();

        ll nx = v.first, ny = v.second;
        if (nx == gx && ny == gy) break;

        for(int i=0;i<4;i++){
            ll nnx = nx + dx[i], nny = ny + dy[i];

            if (nnx < 0 || nny < 0 || nnx >= h || nny >= w) continue;
            ll ncost = cost[nx][ny];

            if (cost[nnx][nny] <= cost[nx][ny]) continue;
            if (s[nnx][nny] == '#') continue;

            q.push_front(P(nnx, nny));
            cost[nnx][nny] = cost[nx][ny];
        }

        for(int i=-2;i<=2;i++){
            for(int j=-2;j<=2;j++){

                ll nnx = nx + i, nny = ny + j;

                if (nnx < 0 || nny < 0 || nnx >= h || nny >= w) continue;
                ll ncost = cost[nx][ny];

                if (cost[nnx][nny] <= cost[nx][ny]) continue;
                if (s[nnx][nny] == '#') continue;

                q.push_back(P(nnx, nny));
                cost[nnx][nny] = cost[nx][ny] + 1;
            }
        }
    }

    ll ans = cost[gx][gy];
    if (ans == INF) {
        p(-1);
    } else {
        p(ans);
    }

    return;
}

int main() {
    // init();
    ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
    cin.tie(nullptr);
    ll q, testcase = 1;
    if (multicase) {
        cin >> q;
    } else {
        q = 1;
    }
    while (q--) {
        // pu("Case ");pu("#");pu(testcase);pu(": ");
        solve();
        testcase++;
    }
    // solve();
    return 0;
}



Measured memory_bytes: 13648