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/*---------------------------------------------------Vector STL/Function----------------------------------------------------------
 * vlli v2(v.begin(),v.begin()+size);
 * vlli v2(v)
 * sort(v.begin().v.end())
 * reverse(v.begin(),v.end())
 * (bool) binary_search(v.begin(),v.end(),key)
 * (iterator) lower_bound(v.begin(),v.end(),key);
 * (iterator) upper_bound(v.bein(),v.end(),key);
 * (iterator) v.lower_bound(key);
 * (iterator) v.upper_bound(key);
 * v.erase(v.begin()+i)
 * v.erase(unique(v.begin(),v.end()),v.end())
 * v.erase(v.begin()+i,v.end()-j)  ||    v.erase(v.begin(),v.begin()+j)
 * v.erase(remove(v.begin(),v.end(),data),v.end())  //erase  all the 'data' from the vector
 * v.erase(v.begin(),v.upper_bound(data)) //all element lower or equal to data are deleated
 * (bool)next_premutation(v.begin(),v.end())
 * (bool)prev_premutation(v.begin(),v.end())
 * v.insert(it,data) || v.insert(i,data)
 * v.insert(it,no_of_times,data) || v.insert(i,no_of_times,data)
 *
 * v.push_back(data),v.pop_back(data),(data) v.front() ,(data) v.back() ,(data) v[index] ,(iterator) v.begin() ,(iterator) v.end()
 * (lli) max_e(v) ,(lli)min_e(v) ,lli fmax_i(v) ,lli lmax_i(v) ,lli fmin_i(v) ,lli lmin_i(v)
 * vector<vector<int>>v(r,vector<int>(c));
 */
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------Vector of pairs----------------------------------------------------------------
  * vector<pair<key_type,data type>> vp
  * vp.push_back(make_pair(key,data))
  *
  * sort by key/first element (then data/second)
  * sort(vp.begin(),vp.end())
  *
  * sort by sec element(only by sec)
  * bool sortbysec(const pair<int,int> &a, const pair<int,int> &b)
  * {
  *       return (a.second < b.second);
  * }
  * sort(vp.begin(),vp.end(),sortbysec)
  *
  * (data) vp[i].first ,(data) vp[i].second ,
  */
 
  /*----------------------------------------------String Manupulation -------------------------------------------------------------
   * string str2(str1)
   * string str2(str1.begin(),str1.begin()+length)
   * string s=str.substr(starting_index,length)
   * s.erase(s.begin()+index)
   * s.erase(s.begin()+index,s.end()-index)  ||  s.erase(s.begin()+index(),s.begin()+index)
   * s.erase(unique(s.begin(),s.end()),s.end())  ::adjecent will not be same
   * sort(s.begin(),s.end());
   * reverse(s.begin(),s.end())
   * str.erase(remove(str.begin(),str.end(),'ch'),str.end()); //erase all the 'ch' from string
   * str.insert(it,'ch')  ||  str.insert(i,'ch')
   * str.insert(it,no_of_times,'ch') ||  str.insert(i,no_of_times,'ch')
   * auto c=count(str.begin(),str.end(),'char') //count all char in the given string
   *
   * getline(cin,string_name)
   * stringstream(string_name)>>type1_>>type2_>>type3_.........>>typeN_;
   * stringstream STREAM_name(string_name)
   * STREAM_name>>type1_>>type2_>>type3>>type4_>>type5_;
   * s=to_string(2018)
   */
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------STACK------------------------------------------
  * stack<data_type>s
  * push()              :s.push(data)           :O(1)
  * pop()               :s.pop()                :O(1)
  * top()               :s.top()                :O(1)
  * empty()             :s.empty()              :O(1)
  * size()              :s.size()               :O(1)
  */
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------QUEUE------------------------------------------
  * queue<data_type>q
  * push()               :q.push(data)          :O(1)
  * pop()                :q.pop()               :O(1)
  * front()              :q.front()             :O(1)
  * back()               :q.back()              :O(1)
  * empty()              :q.empty()             :O(1)
  * size()               :q.size()              :O(1)
  */
 
 /*------------------------------------------ priority_queue(default MAX HEAP)-------------------------------
  * priority_queue(data_type>pq
  * push()               :pq.push(data)         :O(log(n))
  * pop()                :pq.pop()              :O(long(n))
  * top()                :pq.top()              :O(1)
  * size()               :pq.size()             :O(1)
  * empty()              :pq.empty()            :O(1)
  */
 
 /*-------------------------------SET:Element in sorted order(increasing) and UNIQUE*****----------------------
 * declaration     :set<lli>s
 * insertion       :s.insert(data)  //insert if it is not present     :O(log(n))
 * size            :s.size()                                          :O(1)
 * find            :auto it=s.find(data) //if it!=s.end -> data found :O(log(n))
 * s.lower_bound() :it=s.lower_bound(data)
 * s.upper_bound() :it=s.upper_bound(data)
 * lower_bound()   :it=lower_bound(s.begin(),s.end(),data)
 * upper_bound()   :it=upper_bound(s.begin(),s.end(),data)
 * erase()         :erase(it)
 * erase()         :s.erase(it1,it2)
 * s.erase()       :s.erase(data)
 * loop            :for(auto it=s.begin();it!=s.end();it++)
 */
 
 /*------------------------------------------MAP:Elemnet r SORTED,unlike set we insert (key and data)--------------------------
 * declaration   :map<key_type,data_type>m
 * insert        :m.insert(make_pair(key,data));                     :O(log(n))
 *               :m.insert(pair<type,type>(key,data))
 * find          :auto it=m.find(key) //if(it!=m.end)it->first=key   :O(log(n))
 * []            :m[key]++      //data=data+1 ,at that key           :O(log(n))
 * size          :m.size()                                           :O(1)
 * m.lower_bound :it=m.lower_bound(key)
 * m.upper_bound :it=m.lower_bound(key)
 * lower_bound   :it=lower_bound(m.begin(),m.end(),key)
 * upper_bound   :it=upper_bound(m.begin(),m.end(),key)
 * erase()       :s.erase(it)
 *               :s.erase(it1,it2)
 *               :s.erase(key)
 * loop          :for(auto it=m.begin();it!=s.end();it++)
 *
 * it->first ,it->second ,
 */
 
 
 /*------------------------------------------Unorderd SET  :Elements in unsorted order(used hasing to store data)------------------------------------
 * declaration   :unordered_set<lli>s
 * insertion     :s.insert(data)                                     :O(1)
 * size          :s.size()                                           :O(1)
 * find          :auto it=s.find(data)//if it!=s.end ->data found    :O(1)     ||  worst case O(n)
 * loop          :for(auto it=s.begin();it!=s.end();it++)
 */
 
 /*-------------------------------------Unordered MAP:Element r UNSORTED,unlike unordered set we insert (key and data)||-----------------------------
 * declaration   :unorderd_map<key_type,data_type> m
 * insert        :insert(make_pair(key,data))                        :O(1)
 * find          :auto it=m.find(key) //if (it!=m.end)it->first=key  :O(1)
 * []            :m[key]++      //data=data+1 ,at that key           :O(1)
 * size          :m.size()                                           :O(1)
 * loop          :for(auto it=s.begin();it!=s.end();it++)
 */
 
 /*--------------------------------------- mutiset:similar to set but have duplicate element--------------------------------------------------------
  * multiset<data_type>ms
  * insert()               :ms.insert(data)         :O(log(n))
  * find()                 :auto it=ms.find(data)   :O(long(n))
  * size()                 :ms.size()               :O(1)
  */
 
  /* --------------------------multimap:similar to MAP but can have duplicate keys  :search O(logn):insert O(logn):delete O(logn)------------------
   * mulimap<key_type,data_type>mm
   * mm.insert(pair<key_type,data_type>(key,data))        :O(long(n))
   * multimap<key_type,data_type> mm2(mm.begin(),mm.end())
   * find()                :it=mm.find(key)  //first it   :O(long(n))
   * mm.lower_bound(key)->second //data      mm.lower_bound(key)=it  1st elemet having the key  or mm.end()
   * mm.upper_bound(key)->second //data      mm.upper_bound(key)=it  1st element just after the key or mm.end()
   * mm.erase(key)         :erase all element of the key value
   * mm.erase(mm.begin(),mm.find(key))    :remove all having(key) less than the given key
   * mm.size()                                             :O(1)
   * for(auto it=mm.begin();it!=mm.end;it++)     :traversal
   */
 
   /*-------------------------------------------------------------LIST(doubly linked list)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    * advantage: quick insertion and deletion ,bigger size
    * disadvantage: slow traversal
    * list<data_tupe>l
    * (data) l.front()
    * (data) l.back()
    * l.push_front(data)
    * l.push_back(data)
    * l.pop_front()
    * l.pop_back()
    * (it) l.begin()
    * (it) l.end()
    * (bool) l.empty()
    *
    *
    *
    *
    */
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#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#include <ext/pb_ds/detail/standard_policies.hpp>
#include <ext/pb_ds/assoc_container.hpp>
#include <ext/pb_ds/tree_policy.hpp>
 
using namespace std;
using namespace __gnu_pbds;
 
#define fr(i,a,b)       	        for(int i = (a); i <= (b); i++)
#define pb              	        push_back
#define f               	        first
#define se              	        second
#define pii             	        pair < int , int >
#define mp              	        make_pair
#define FIND(N,pos)     	        ((N) & (1 << (pos)))
#define sf(h)           	        scanf("%d",&h)
#define sff(h,b)        	        scanf("%d%d",&h,&b)
#define sfff(h,b,c)     	        scanf("%d%d%d",&h,&b,&c)
#define TCASE(test)    		        for(int z = 1;z <= test;z++)
#define PRINT           	        printf("Case %d:\n",z)
#define en              	        "\n"
#define lwb             	        lower_bound
#define upb             	        upper_bound
#define IOS             	        ios_base::sync_with_stdio(0); cin.tie(0);cout.tie(0)
#define rep(i,l,r)      	        for(int i = (l);i <= (r);i++)
#define cno             	        cout<<"NO";return 0;
#define cye             	        cout<<"YES";return 0;
#define sz(x)           	        ((int)(x).size())
#define forn(i, n)          	    for(ll i=0;i<n;++i)
#define forl(i, a, b)       	    for(ll i=(a);i<=(b);++i)
#define ford(i, a, b)       	    for(int i=(a);i>=(b);--i)
#define forg(i, a, b, c)		    for(ll i=(a);i<=(b);i += (c))
#define fbo                         find_by_order
#define ofk                         order_of_key
 
typedef long long ll;
typedef long long LL;
typedef unsigned long long ull;
typedef pair < long long , long long > pll;
typedef vector < ll > vll;
typedef vector < vll > vvll;
typedef vector < int > vi;
typedef vector < vi > vvi;
typedef vector < pii > vpii;
typedef pair < pii , pii > ppiipii;
typedef long double ld;
typedef map < int , int > mii;
typedef map < ll , ll > mll;
typedef set < int > si;
typedef set < ll > sll;
typedef set < ull > sull;
typedef set < string > ss;
typedef set < pii > spii;
typedef set < pll > spll;
typedef multiset < int > msi;
typedef map < pii , int > mpiii;
typedef map < int , pii > mipii;
typedef vector < pair < int , pair < int , int > > > vpipii;
typedef tree<int, null_type,less<int>, rb_tree_tag, tree_order_statistics_node_update> ordered_set;
 
const int maxn = 5e4 + 10;
const int inf = 1e9 + 7;
const ll ll_inf = 1e18 + 420;
const double eps = 1e-4;
const int N = 1e6 + 7;
const int MAX = 2e5 + 9;
const int MOD = 1e9 + 7;
const ld pi = 3.14159265359;
 
ll bpow(ll a, ll b,ll mod = 1e9 + 7){
	ll res = a, ret = 1;
	while(b > 0){
		if(b % 2)
			ret = (ret * res) % mod;
		res = (res * res) % mod;
		b /= 2;
	}
	return ret % mod;
}
 
void Random(){
    unsigned int seed;
    asm("rdtsc" : "=A" (seed));
    srand(seed);
}
 
ll fact(ll n,ll mod = 1e9 + 7){
    int fuc = 1;
    for(int i = 2;i <= n;++i){
        fuc = fuc * i % mod;
    }
    return fuc;
}
 
ll C[(int)5e5 + 1],K[(int)5e5 + 1];
 
ll Cnk(ll h, ll r,ll mod = 1e9 + 7){
    if(h < r || r < 0 || h < 0){
        return 0;
    }
    ll ans1 = 1;
    /*r = min(r,n - r);
    ll ans = 1;
    for(int i = n;i >= (n - r + 1);--i){
        ans = (ans * i) % mod;
    }
    for(int i = 1;i <= r;++i){
        ans = (ans * bpow(i,mod - 2)) % mod;
    }*/
    //ans1 = C[h] * K[r] % MOD * K[h - r] % MOD;
    ans1 = (h - 1) * h / 2;
    return ans1;
}

vi prefix_function(string s){
    int n = s.size();
    vi pi(n);
    //cout << 0 << " ";
    for(int i = 1;i < n;++i){
        int j = pi[i - 1];
        while(j > 0 && s[i] != s[j]){
            j = pi[j - 1];
        }
        if(s[i] == s[j]){
            ++j;
        }
        pi[i] = j;
        //cout << pi[i] << " ";
    }
    //cout << endl;
    return pi;
}

int n,a[N];
ll dp[N];
 
int main(){
    IOS;
    Random();
    //freopen("input.txt", "r", stdin);
    //freopen("output.txt", "w", stdout);
    cin >> n;
    for(int i = 1;i <= n;++i){
        cin >> a[i];
    }
    dp[1] = 0;;
    dp[2] = abs(a[2] - a[1]);
    for(int j = 3;j <= n;++j){
        dp[j] = min(dp[j - 1] + abs(a[j] - a[j - 1]),dp[j - 2] + abs(a[j] - a[j - 2]));
    }
    cout << dp[n];
}
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Measured memory_bytes: 7168