using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using static System.Console;
using static System.Math;
using CS_Contest.Loop;
using CS_Contest.Utils;
using static Nakov.IO.Cin;
using static CS_Contest.IO.IO;
using static CS_Contest.Utils.MyMath;


namespace CS_Contest {
	using Li = List<int>;
	using LLi = List<List<int>>;
	using Ll = List<long>;
	using ti3 = Tuple<int, int, int>;
	using ti2 = Tuple<int, int>;
	internal class Program {
	    private static void Main(string[] args) {
	        var sw = new StreamWriter(OpenStandardOutput()) {AutoFlush = false};
	        SetOut(sw);
	        new Calc().Solve();
	        Out.Flush();
	    }

	    public class Calc
		{
			public void Solve() {
			    // AGC026 A
			    var N = NextInt();
			    var A = NextIntList();

			    int bf = A[0];
			    int cnt = 1;
			    int ans = 0;
			    int idx = 0;
			    bool f = false;
			    for (int i = 1; i < N; i++) {
			        if (bf == A[i]) {
			            cnt++;
			        }
			        else {
			            if (cnt != 1) {
			                ans += cnt / 2;
			            }

			            cnt = 1;
			        }

			        bf = A[i];
			    }

			    if (cnt != 1) ans += cnt / 2;

                ans.WL();

			    return;
			}

		    

		}

	}
}
namespace Nakov.IO {
	using System;
	using System.Text;
	using System.Globalization;

	public static class Cin {
		public static string NextToken() {
			var tokenChars = new StringBuilder();
			var tokenFinished = false;
			var skipWhiteSpaceMode = true;
			while (!tokenFinished) {
				var nextChar = Console.Read();
				if (nextChar == -1) {
					tokenFinished = true;
				} else {
					var ch = (char)nextChar;
					if (char.IsWhiteSpace(ch)) {
						if (!skipWhiteSpaceMode) {
							tokenFinished = true;
							if (ch == '\r' && (Environment.NewLine == "\r\n")) {
								Console.Read();
							}
						}
					} else {
						skipWhiteSpaceMode = false;
						tokenChars.Append(ch);
					}
				}
			}

			var token = tokenChars.ToString();
			return token;
		}

		public static int NextInt() {
			var token = Cin.NextToken();
			return int.Parse(token);
		}
		public static long NextLong() {
			var token = Cin.NextToken();
			return long.Parse(token);
		}
		public static double NextDouble(bool acceptAnyDecimalSeparator = true) {
			var token = Cin.NextToken();
			if (acceptAnyDecimalSeparator) {
				token = token.Replace(',', '.');
				var result = double.Parse(token, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
				return result;
			} else {
				var result = double.Parse(token);
				return result;
			}
		}
		public static decimal NextDecimal(bool acceptAnyDecimalSeparator = true) {
			var token = Cin.NextToken();
			if (acceptAnyDecimalSeparator) {
				token = token.Replace(',', '.');
				var result = decimal.Parse(token, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
				return result;
			} else {
				var result = decimal.Parse(token);
				return result;
			}
		}

	}
}

namespace CS_Contest.Loop {
	[DebuggerStepThrough]
	public static class Loop {
		public static void REP(this int n, Action<int> act) {
			for (var i = 0; i < n; i++) {
				act(i);
			}
		}

		public static void ForeachWith<T>(this IEnumerable<T> ie, Action<int, T> act) {
			var i = 0;
			foreach (var item in ie) {
				act(i, item);
				i++;
			}
		}

		public static void Foreach<T>(this IEnumerable<T> ie, Action<T> act) {
			foreach (var item in ie) {
				act(item);
			}
		}
		
	}

	public class Generate
	{
	    public static IEnumerable<int> Seq(int e) => Seq(0, e, 1);
		public static IEnumerable<int> Seq(int s, int e) => Seq(s, e, 1);
		public static IEnumerable<int> Seq(int s, int e, int a) {
			while (s != e) {
				yield return s;
				s += a;
			}
		}
		public static List<T> Repeat<T>(Func<int, T> result, int range) =>
			Enumerable.Range(0, range).Select(result).ToList();
	}
}

namespace CS_Contest.IO {
	using Li = List<int>;
	using Ll = List<long>;

	public static class IO {
		public static void WL(this object obj) => WriteLine(obj);
		public static void WL(this string obj) => WriteLine(obj);
		public static void WL<T>(this IEnumerable<T> list) => list.ToList().ForEach(x => x.WL());

		public static Li NextIntList() => ReadLine().Split().Select(int.Parse).ToList();
		public static Li NextIntList(int n) => Enumerable.Repeat(0, n).Select(x => ReadLine()).Select(int.Parse).ToList();
		public static Ll NextLongList() => ReadLine().Split().Select(long.Parse).ToList();

		public static T Tee<T>(this T t, Func<T, string> formatter = null) {
			if (formatter == null) formatter = arg => arg.ToString();
			formatter(t).WL();
			return t;
		}
		public static void JoinWL<T>(this IEnumerable<T> @this, string sp = " ") => @this.StringJoin(sp).WL();
		public static void W(this object @this) => Write(@this);

	    public static T[,] GetBox<T>(int h, int w, Func<int, int, T> getFunc) {
	        var rt = new T[h, w];
	        for (var i = 0; i < h; i++) {
	            for (var j = 0; j < w; j++) {
	                rt[i, j] = getFunc(i, j);
	            }
	        }

	        return rt;
	    }
	}
}

namespace CS_Contest.Utils {
	using Li = List<int>;
	using Ll = List<long>;
	[DebuggerStepThrough]
	public static class Utils {
		

		public static bool Within(int x, int y, int lx, int ly) => !(x < 0 || x >= lx || y < 0 || y >= ly);

		public static void Add<T1, T2>(this List<Tuple<T1, T2>> list, T1 t1, T2 t2) => list.Add(new Tuple<T1, T2>(t1, t2));

		public static string StringJoin<T>(this IEnumerable<T> l, string separator = "") => string.Join(separator, l);

		public static Queue<T> ToQueue<T>(this IEnumerable<T> iEnumerable) {
			var rt = new Queue<T>();
			foreach (var item in iEnumerable) {
				rt.Enqueue(item);
			}
			return rt;
		}
		public static void Swap<T>(ref T x, ref T y) {
			var tmp = x;
			x = y;
			y = tmp;
		}
		public static Map<TKey, int> CountUp<TKey>(this IEnumerable<TKey> l) {
			var dic = new Map<TKey, int>();
			foreach (var item in l) {
			    dic[item]++;
			}
			return dic;
		}
		public static int Count<T>(this IEnumerable<T> l, T target) => l.Count(x => x.Equals(target));

		public static IEnumerable<T> SkipAt<T>(this IEnumerable<T> @this, int at) {
			var enumerable = @this as T[] ?? @this.ToArray();
			for (var i = 0; i < enumerable.Count(); i++) {
				if (i == at) continue;
				yield return enumerable.ElementAt(i);
			}
		}
	}

	public class Map<TKey, TValue> : Dictionary<TKey, TValue> {
		public Map() : base() { }
		public Map(int capacity) : base(capacity) { }

		public new TValue this[TKey index] {
			get {
				TValue v;
				return this.TryGetValue(index, out v) ? v : base[index] = default(TValue);
			}
			set { base[index] = value; }
		}
	}

	public static class MyMath {
		
		public static T EMin<T>(params T[] a) where T : IComparable<T> => a.Min();
		public static T EMax<T>(params T[] a) where T : IComparable<T> => a.Max();

	}


}



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