//  [cpp]
///   BISMILLAHIR RAHMANIR RAHEEM
///   ALLAH IS WATCHING ME
///   ALLAH save us from COVID-19.Amin.

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///   كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآئِقَةُ الْمَوْت
///   Every soul shall taste death.

/// TODO::

#include<bits/stdc++.h>
#include <ext/pb_ds/assoc_container.hpp>
#include <ext/pb_ds/tree_policy.hpp>
#include <ext/pb_ds/detail/standard_policies.hpp>

///  order_of_key return number of elements less than x.
///  find_by_order return index.

using namespace std;
using namespace __gnu_pbds;


#define MOHAMMAD  ios::sync_with_stdio(0);cin.tie(0);
#define all(x)    (x).begin(), (x).end()
#define AE        cout << fixed << setprecision(10);

int dx8[] = {0, 0, 1, 1, 1, -1, -1, -1}; // 8-direction.......
int dy8[] = {1,-1, 1, -1, 0, 0, -1, 1};
int dx4[]= {1,-1,0,0}; // 4-direction...........
int dy4[]= {0,0,1,-1};

typedef tree< int, null_type, less<int>, rb_tree_tag,tree_order_statistics_node_update> ordered_set;
typedef tree<pair<int, int>,null_type,less<pair<int, int>>,rb_tree_tag,tree_order_statistics_node_update> ordered_multiset;

//debug
template<typename F,typename S>ostream&operator<<(ostream&os,const pair<F,S>&p){return os<<"("<<p.first<<", "<<p.second<<")";}
template<typename T>ostream&operator<<(ostream&os,const vector<T>&v){os<<"{";for(auto it=v.begin();it!=v.end();++it){if(it!=v.begin())os<<", ";os<<*it;}return os<<"}";}
template<typename T>ostream&operator<<(ostream&os,const set<T>&v){os<<"[";for(auto it=v.begin();it!=v.end();++it){if(it!=v.begin())os<<",";os<<*it;}return os<<"]";}
template<typename T>ostream&operator<<(ostream&os,const multiset<T>&v) {os<<"[";for(auto it=v.begin();it!=v.end();++it){if(it!=v.begin())os<<", ";os<<*it;}return os<<"]";}
template<typename F,typename S>ostream&operator<<(ostream&os,const map<F,S>&v){os<<"[";for(auto it=v.begin();it!=v.end();++it){if(it!=v.begin())os<<", ";os<<it->first<<" = "<<it->second;}return os<<"]";}
#define dbg(args...) do {cerr << #args << " : "; faltu(args); } while(0)
void faltu(){cerr << endl;}
template<typename T>void faltu(T a[],int n){for(int i=0;i<n;++i)cerr<<a[i]<<' ';cerr<<endl;}
template<typename T,typename...hello>void faltu(T arg,const hello&...rest){cerr<<arg<<' ';faltu(rest...);}
//#else
//#define dbg(args...)
//***********************************************  The END **********************************************************************************************************************************
using ll = long long;
const ll N = 1e5 + 10;
const ll INF = 1e18;

ll dp[N + 1] , n , a[N];

ll recur ( ll idx ){
   dbg ( idx );
  // if( cover==n-1 ) return 0;

   if(idx==n) return 0;
   if(idx>n) return INF;


   ll &ret = dp[idx];
   if(~ret) return ret;


   ll mn = INF;
   mn = min ( mn , abs(a[idx] - a[idx+2]) + recur ( idx + 2 ) );
  // if ( idx>=2 ) mn = min ( mn , abs(a[idx] - a[idx-2]) + recur ( idx + 2 , idx ) );

   mn = min ( mn , abs(a[idx] - a[idx+1]) + recur ( idx + 1 ) );
 //  mn = min ( mn , abs(a[idx] - a[idx-1]) + recur ( idx + 2 , idx ) );
   //dbg ( mn ) ;
  // dbg ( idx , mn );
   return ret = mn;

}


int main()
{

  MOHAMMAD

  memset ( dp , -1 , sizeof dp );

  cin >> n;
  for ( ll i = 0 ; i<n ; ++i ) cin >> a[i];
  a[n]=a[n+1]=a[n-1];
  cout << recur ( 0 );


}


/*





  Alhamdulillah
*/