using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.IO;
using static System.Console;
using static System.Math;
 
public class Solve{
    static public int mod = 1000000007;
    static public string al = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
    public static void Main(){
        // •ûj
        //
        var tn = inta();
        var t = tn[0];
        var y = tn[1];
        var start = inta();
        var startt = start[0]-1;
        var starty = start[1]-1;
        var goal = inta();
        var goalt = goal[0]-1;
        var goaly = goal[1]-1;
        
        var map = new char[t,y];
        for(int i=0;i<t;i++){
            var s = rstr();
            for(int j=0;j<y;j++){
                map[i,j] = s[j];
            }
        }
        
        var pq3 = new PriorityQueue3();
        pq3.Enqueue(0,startt,starty);
        var passed = new bool[t,y];
        while(pq3.Count() > 0){
            var de = pq3.Dequeue();
            var warp = de[0];
            var nowt = de[1];
            var nowy = de[2];
            if(nowt == goalt && nowy == goaly){
                WriteLine(warp);
                return;
            }
            if(passed[nowt,nowy]) continue;
            passed[nowt,nowy] = true;
            
            for(int i=-2;i<=2;i++){
                for(int j=-2;j<=2;j++){
                    if(i == 0 && j == 0) continue;
                    var nextt = nowt + i;
                    var nexty = nowy + j;
                    if(nextt < 0 || t <= nextt || nexty < 0 || y <= nexty) continue;
                    if(passed[nextt,nexty] || map[nextt,nexty] == '#') continue;
                    
                    if(Abs(i) + Abs(j) == 1) pq3.Enqueue(warp,nextt,nexty);
                    else pq3.Enqueue(warp+1,nextt,nexty);
                }
            }
        }
        WriteLine(-1);
        
	
    }
    public static void swap(ref int a,ref int b){int temp = a;a= b;b = temp;}
    static void charswap(ref char a,ref char b){char temp = a;a= b;b = temp;}
    static int ncr(int n,int r){if(n<r)return 0;r = Min(r,n-r);long nn = 1;for(int i=n-r+1;i<=n;i++){nn = nn*i%mod;}long rr = 1;for(int i=1;i<=r;i++){rr = rr*i%mod;}rr = square((int)rr,mod-2);nn = nn * rr %mod;return (int)nn;}
    // a^b mod
    static int square(int a,int b){string binary = Convert.ToString(b,2);int bileng = binary.Length;long a_power = a;long value = 1;for(int i=bileng-1;i>=0;i--){if(binary[i] == '1'){value = value*a_power%mod;}a_power = a_power*a_power%mod;}return (int)value;}
    static int square2(int a,int b){long output = 1;var list = new List<long>();int sh = 1;long n = a;list.Add(a);while(sh < b){sh *= 2;n = n*n%mod;list.Add(n);}for(int i=list.Count-1;i>=0;i--){if(b > sh){b -= sh;sh /= 2;output = output*list[i]%mod;}}return (int)output;}
    //Šeí“Çæ
    static string rstr(){ return ReadLine(); }
    static int rint(){ return int.Parse(ReadLine()); }
    static long rlong(){ return long.Parse(ReadLine()); }
    static string[] stra(){ return ReadLine().Split(' '); }
    static char[] chara(){ string[] a=stra();string b="";for(int i=0;i<a.Length;i++){b+=a[i];}return b.ToCharArray();}
    static int[] inta(){ string[] read_str_array = ReadLine().Split(' '); int[] return_int_array = new int[read_str_array.Length]; for(int countup_i=0;countup_i<read_str_array.Length;countup_i++){ return_int_array[countup_i] = int.Parse(read_str_array[countup_i]); } return return_int_array; }
    static int[,] inta2(int num_array,int in_array){ int[,] int_array2 = new int[num_array,in_array]; for(int i=0;i<num_array;i++){ int[] temp_array = inta(); for(int j=0;j<in_array;j++){ int_array2[i,j] = temp_array[j]; } } return int_array2; }
    static long[] longa(){ string[] read_str_array = ReadLine().Split(' '); long[] return_long_array = new long[read_str_array.Length]; for(long countup_i=0;countup_i<read_str_array.Length;countup_i++){ return_long_array[countup_i] = long.Parse(read_str_array[countup_i]); } return return_long_array; }
    static double[] doublea(){ string[] read_str_array = ReadLine().Split(' '); double[] return_double_array = new double[read_str_array.Length]; for(long countup_i=0;countup_i<read_str_array.Length;countup_i++){ return_double_array[countup_i] = double.Parse(read_str_array[countup_i]); } return return_double_array; }
    // -----------------------------
    static long GCD(long a,long b){ if(a < b){ long temp = a; a = b; b = temp; } if(a % b == 0){ return b; } else{ long temp = b; b = a%b; a = temp; return GCD(a,b); } }
    static long LCM(long a,long b){ return a * b / GCD(a,b); }
    static void WriteArray(int[,] a,int b,int c){for(int i=0;i<b;i++){for(int j=0;j<c;j++){if(j!=0) Write(" ");Write(a[i,j]);}WriteLine();}}
}



class UnionFind{
    private int[] _unionfind;
    private int[] _unionfind_size;
    
    public UnionFind(int a){
        _unionfind = new int[a];
        _unionfind_size = new int[a];
        for(int i=0;i<a;i++){
            _unionfind[i] = i;
            _unionfind_size[i] = 1;
        }
    }
    
    public int Root(int x){
        if(_unionfind[x] == x) return x;
        return _unionfind[x] = Root(_unionfind[x]);
    }
    
    public void Unite(int a,int b){
        a = Root(a);
        b = Root(b);
        if(a == b) return;
        if(_unionfind_size[a] < _unionfind_size[b]){
            int temp = a;
            a = b;
            b = temp;
        }
        _unionfind[b] = a;
        _unionfind_size[a] += _unionfind_size[b];
    }
    
    public bool Same(int a,int b){
        return Root(a) == Root(b);
    }
    
    public int Size(int x){
        return _unionfind_size[Root(x)];
    }
}

class PriorityQueue{
    private List<int> _priorityqueue = new List<int>();
    
    public void Enqueue(int a){
        _priorityqueue.Add(a);
        int num = _priorityqueue.Count-1;
        while(true){
            if(num == 0) break;
            if(_priorityqueue[(num-1)/2] < _priorityqueue[num]){ //‘å¬‹t‚Ì˜M‚é‚Æ‚±
                int temp = _priorityqueue[(num-1)/2];
                _priorityqueue[(num-1)/2] = _priorityqueue[num];
                _priorityqueue[num] = temp;
                num = (num-1)/2;
            }else{
                break;
            }
        }
    }
    
    public int Dequeue(){
        int re = _priorityqueue[0];
        int temp = _priorityqueue[0];
        _priorityqueue[0] = _priorityqueue[_priorityqueue.Count-1];
        _priorityqueue[_priorityqueue.Count-1] = temp;
        _priorityqueue.RemoveAt(_priorityqueue.Count-1);
        int num = 0;
        while(true){
            int swapnum = -1;
            if((num+1)*2 < _priorityqueue.Count){
                if(_priorityqueue[num*2+1] > _priorityqueue[(num+1)*2]){ //‘å¬‹t‚Ì˜M‚é‚Æ‚±
                    swapnum = num*2+1;
                }else{
                    swapnum = (num+1)*2;
                }
            }else if(num*2+1 < _priorityqueue.Count){
                swapnum = num*2+1;
            }
            if(swapnum == -1) break;
            if(_priorityqueue[swapnum] > _priorityqueue[num]){ //‘å¬‹t‚Ì˜M‚é‚Æ‚±
                temp = _priorityqueue[swapnum];
                _priorityqueue[swapnum] = _priorityqueue[num];
                _priorityqueue[num] = temp;
                num = swapnum;
            }else{
                break;
            }
        }
        return re;
    }
    
    public int Peek(){
        return _priorityqueue[0];
    }
    
    public int Count(){
        return _priorityqueue.Count;
    }
}
class PriorityQueue2{
    private List<int> _priorityqueue = new List<int>();
    private List<int> _accompany_info = new List<int>();
    
    public void Enqueue(int a,int b){
        _priorityqueue.Add(a);
        _accompany_info.Add(b);
        int num = _priorityqueue.Count-1;
        while(true){
            if(num == 0) break;
            if(_priorityqueue[(num-1)/2] > _priorityqueue[num]){ //‘å¬‹t‚Ì˜M‚é‚Æ‚±
                int temp = _priorityqueue[(num-1)/2];
                  _priorityqueue[(num-1)/2] = _priorityqueue[num];
                  _priorityqueue[num] = temp;
                temp = _accompany_info[(num-1)/2];
                  _accompany_info[(num-1)/2] = _accompany_info[num];
                  _accompany_info[num] = temp;
                num = (num-1)/2;
            }else{
                break;
            }
        }
    }
    
    public int[] Dequeue(){
        var re = new int[]{_priorityqueue[0],_accompany_info[0]};
        var qcount = _priorityqueue.Count;
        var temp = _priorityqueue[0]; _priorityqueue[0] = _priorityqueue[qcount-1]; _priorityqueue[qcount-1] = temp;
        temp = _accompany_info[0]; _accompany_info[0] = _accompany_info[qcount-1]; _accompany_info[qcount-1] = temp;
        _priorityqueue.RemoveAt(qcount-1);
        _accompany_info.RemoveAt(qcount-1);
        int num = 0;
        while(true){
            int swapnum = -1;
            if((num+1)*2 < _priorityqueue.Count){
                if(_priorityqueue[num*2+1] < _priorityqueue[(num+1)*2]){ //‘å¬‹t‚Ì˜M‚é‚Æ‚±
                    swapnum = num*2+1;
                }else{
                    swapnum = (num+1)*2;
                }
            }else if(num*2+1 < _priorityqueue.Count){
                swapnum = num*2+1;
            }
            if(swapnum == -1) break;
            if(_priorityqueue[swapnum] < _priorityqueue[num]){ //‘å¬‹t‚Ì˜M‚é‚Æ‚±
                temp = _priorityqueue[swapnum];_priorityqueue[swapnum] = _priorityqueue[num];_priorityqueue[num] = temp;
                temp = _accompany_info[swapnum];_accompany_info[swapnum] = _accompany_info[num];_accompany_info[num] = temp;
                num = swapnum;
            }else{
                break;
            }
        }
        return re;
    }
    
    public int[] Peek(){
        var temp = new int[]{_priorityqueue[0],_accompany_info[0]};
        return temp;
    }
    
    public int Count(){
        return _priorityqueue.Count;
    }
}
class PriorityQueue3{
    private List<int> _priorityqueue = new List<int>();
    private List<int> _accompany_info = new List<int>();
    private List<int> _accompany_info2 = new List<int>();
    
    public void Enqueue(int a,int b,int c){
        _priorityqueue.Add(a);
        _accompany_info.Add(b);
        _accompany_info2.Add(c);
        int num = _priorityqueue.Count-1;
        while(true){
            if(num == 0) break;
            if(_priorityqueue[(num-1)/2] > _priorityqueue[num]){ //‘å¬‹t‚Ì˜M‚é‚Æ‚±
                int temp = _priorityqueue[(num-1)/2];
                  _priorityqueue[(num-1)/2] = _priorityqueue[num];
                  _priorityqueue[num] = temp;
                temp = _accompany_info[(num-1)/2];
                  _accompany_info[(num-1)/2] = _accompany_info[num];
                  _accompany_info[num] = temp;
                  temp = _accompany_info2[(num-1)/2];
                  _accompany_info2[(num-1)/2] = _accompany_info2[num];
                  _accompany_info2[num] = temp;
                num = (num-1)/2;
            }else{
                break;
            }
        }
    }
    
    public int[] Dequeue(){
        var re = new int[]{_priorityqueue[0],_accompany_info[0],_accompany_info2[0]};
        var qcount = _priorityqueue.Count;
        var temp = _priorityqueue[0]; _priorityqueue[0] = _priorityqueue[qcount-1]; _priorityqueue[qcount-1] = temp;
        temp = _accompany_info[0]; _accompany_info[0] = _accompany_info[qcount-1]; _accompany_info[qcount-1] = temp;
        temp = _accompany_info2[0]; _accompany_info2[0] = _accompany_info2[qcount-1]; _accompany_info2[qcount-1] = temp;
        _priorityqueue.RemoveAt(qcount-1);
        _accompany_info.RemoveAt(qcount-1);
        _accompany_info2.RemoveAt(qcount-1);
        int num = 0;
        while(true){
            int swapnum = -1;
            if((num+1)*2 < _priorityqueue.Count){
                if(_priorityqueue[num*2+1] < _priorityqueue[(num+1)*2]){ //‘å¬‹t‚Ì˜M‚é‚Æ‚±
                    swapnum = num*2+1;
                }else{
                    swapnum = (num+1)*2;
                }
            }else if(num*2+1 < _priorityqueue.Count){
                swapnum = num*2+1;
            }
            if(swapnum == -1) break;
            if(_priorityqueue[swapnum] < _priorityqueue[num]){ //‘å¬‹t‚Ì˜M‚é‚Æ‚±
                temp = _priorityqueue[swapnum];_priorityqueue[swapnum] = _priorityqueue[num];_priorityqueue[num] = temp;
                temp = _accompany_info[swapnum];_accompany_info[swapnum] = _accompany_info[num];_accompany_info[num] = temp;
                temp = _accompany_info2[swapnum];_accompany_info2[swapnum] = _accompany_info2[num];_accompany_info2[num] = temp;
                num = swapnum;
            }else{
                break;
            }
        }
        return re;
    }
    
    public int[] Peek(){
        var temp = new int[]{_priorityqueue[0],_accompany_info[0],_accompany_info2[0]};
        return temp;
    }
    
    public int Count(){
        return _priorityqueue.Count;
    }
}

Measured memory_bytes: 45832