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                       (| -_- |)
                       O\  =  /O
                    ____/`---'\____
                  .'  \\|     |//  `.
                 /  \\|||  :  |||//  \
                /  _||||| -:- |||||_  \
                |   | \\\  -  /'| |   |
                | \_|  `\`---'//  |_/ |
                \  .-\__ `-. -'__/-.  /
              ___`. .'  /--.--\  `. .'___
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          | | :  `- \`. ;`. _/; .'/ /  .' ; |
          \  \ `-.   \_\_`. _.'_/_/  -' _.' /
===========`-.`___`-.__\ \___  /__.-'_.'_.-'================
 
                  Please give me AC.
*/
//⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⣀⣤⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿
//⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠺⠿⢿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠻⣿
//⣿⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⣦⣄⠀⠀
//⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣶⣿⠏⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣁⠀⠀⠀⠛⠙⠛⠋⠀⠀
//⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
//⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠇⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
//⠁⠀⠀⠀⣴⣿⠀⣐⣣⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠀⠌⠻⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
//⠀⠀⠀⣶⣮⣽⣰⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⢿⣤⠄⢠⣄⢹⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
//⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⡆⢻⣿⣿⠃⢠⠖⠛⣛⣷⠀
//⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣮⣝⡻⠿⠿⢃⣄⣭⡟⢀⡎⣰⡶⣪⣿⠀
//⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⠟⣛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⡿⢁⣾⣿⢿⣿⣿⠏⠀
//⠀⠀⠀⣻⣿⡟⠘⠿⠿⠎⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣵⣿⣿⠧⣷⠟⠁⠀⠀
//⡇⠀⠀⢹⣿⡧⠀⡀⠀⣀⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⢰⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀
//⡇⠀⠀⠀⢻⢰⣿⣶⣿⡿⠿⢂⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣻⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀
//⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠿⠟⣁⣴⣾⣿⣿⠿⠿⣛⣋⣥⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡀ 
//
//⣿⠛⣷⠀⠀⢸⣟⡛⠀⠀⣿⠛⣷⠀⠀⢸⣟⡛⠀⠀⣴⢟⣛⡀⠀⠀⣸⢿⣇⠀ 
//⣿⠉⠉⠀⠀⢸⣯⣥⠀⠀⣿⠉⠉⠀⠀⢸⣯⣥⠀⠀⢿⣮⣽⡇⠀⢠⡿⠶⣿⡄ 
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#include <ext/pb_ds/assoc_container.hpp>
#include <ext/pb_ds/tree_policy.hpp>
#define DEBUG false
#define debugf if (DEBUG) printf
#define MAXN 1000010
#define MAXM 900009
#define MAXLOGN 20
#define ALFA 256
#define MOD 1000000007
#define INF 0x3f3f3f3f
#define INFLL 0x3f3f3f3f3f3f3f3f
#define EPS 1e-9
#define PI 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884
#define FOR(x,n) for(int x=0; (x)<int(n); (x)++)
#define FOR1(x,n) for(int x=1; (x)<=int(n); (x)++)
#define REP(x,n) for(int x=int(n)-1; (x)>=0; (x)--)
#define REP1(x,n) for(int x=(n); (x)>0; (x)--)
#define pb push_back
#define pf push_front
#define pr printf
#define sc(x) scanf(" %d", &x)
#define sc2(x, y) sc(x);sc(y)
#define sc3(x, y, z) sc2(x, y);sc(z)
#define scll(x) cin >> x;
#define sc2ll(x, y) scll(x);scll(y)
#define sc3ll(x, y, z) sc2ll(x, y);scll(z)
#define ff first
#define ss second
#define mp make_pair
#define sz(x) int(x.size())
#define all(x) x.begin(), x.end()
#define mset(x,y) memset(&x, (y), sizeof(x))
#define LOWBIT(A) (A & -A)
using namespace std;
using namespace __gnu_pbds;
typedef unsigned long long ll;
typedef long long ull;
typedef long double ld;
typedef unsigned int uint;
typedef vector <int> vi;
typedef pair <int, int> ii;
typedef pair <ll, ll> pll;
typedef pair < pll, ll > plll;
template <class T>
	using ord_set = tree<T, null_type, less<T>, rb_tree_tag,
	tree_order_statistics_node_update>;


vector< string > tope;


void solve(int n, string a = ""){
    if(n <= 0){tope.push_back(a);
    return;}
    solve(n - 1, a + '0');
    solve(n - 1, a + '1');
    return;
}

int main(){
	int n;
    sc(n);
    int arr[n];
    FOR(i, n){
        sc(arr[i]);
    }
    int cost[n];
    FOR(i, n)cost[i] = 1e9 + 2;
    cost[0] = 0;
    FOR(i, n){
        if(i - 1 >= 0){
            cost[i] = min(cost[i], abs(arr[i] - arr[i - 1]) + cost[i - 1]);
        }
        if(i - 2 >= 0){
            cost[i] = min(cost[i], abs(arr[i] - arr[i - 2]) + cost[i - 2]);
        }
    }
    pr("%d\n", cost[n - 1]);
    return 0;
}

Measured memory_bytes: 1024