stablegradients/pie-gem5-pairs huggingface dataset:
// Slower C++ solution:
#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;



#define fr(i,n) _back

#define pb	push_back

#define eb	emplace_back

#define mk	make_pair

#define fi	first

#define se	second

#define endl	'\n'



typedef long long ll;

typedef pair<int,int> ii;

typedef vector<ii> vii;

const int INF = 0x3f3f3f3f;

const double PI = acos(-1.0);

const int N = 1e5 + 3;

int h[N];

int dp[N];



int main() {

    ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false);

    memset(dp, INF, sizeof dp);

    int n; cin >> n;

    for(int i = 0; i < n; i++) cin >> h[i];



    dp[0] = 0;

    for(int i = 1; i < n; i++)

        for(int j = max(0,i-2); j < i; j++)

            dp[i] = min(dp[i], dp[j] + abs(h[i]-h[j]));



    cout << dp[n-1] << endl;

    return 0;

}


// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.3970614448172887x):
#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

 

typedef long long lld;

const int NN = 1e5 + 5;

lld aa[NN], dp[NN];

int nn;

 

int main() {

    ios::sync_with_stdio(0);

    cin.tie(0); cout.tie(0);

        cin >> nn;

        for (int ii = 1; ii <= nn; ++ii)

            cin >> aa[ii];

        dp[1] = 0;

        dp[2] = abs(aa[2] - aa[1]);

        for (int ii = 3; ii <= nn; ++ii)

            dp[ii] = min(dp[ii - 1] + abs(aa[ii] - aa[ii - 1]), dp[ii - 2] + abs(aa[ii] - aa[ii - 2]));

        cout << dp[nn];

    return 0;

}
// Slower C++ solution:
#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;



int N, a[100100], dp[100100];



int f(int n) {

	if (n==1) return 0;

	if (n==2) return abs(a[2] - a[1]);

	if (dp[n] != -1) return dp[n];

	dp[n] = min(

				f(n-1) + abs(a[n] - a[n-1]),

				f(n-2) + abs(a[n] - a[n-2])

				);

	return dp[n];

}



int main() {

	cin >> N;

	for(int i=1; i<=N; i++)

		cin >> a[i];

	memset(dp, -1, sizeof(dp));

	cout << f(N) << endl;

	return 0;

}

// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.3814412510653482x):
#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

 

typedef long long lld;

const int NN = 1e5 + 5;

lld aa[NN], dp[NN];

int nn;

 

int main() {

    ios::sync_with_stdio(0);

    cin.tie(0); cout.tie(0);

        cin >> nn;

        for (int ii = 1; ii <= nn; ++ii)

            cin >> aa[ii];

        dp[1] = 0;

        dp[2] = abs(aa[2] - aa[1]);

        for (int ii = 3; ii <= nn; ++ii)

            dp[ii] = min(dp[ii - 1] + abs(aa[ii] - aa[ii - 1]), dp[ii - 2] + abs(aa[ii] - aa[ii - 2]));

        cout << dp[nn];

    return 0;

}
// Slower C++ solution:
#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

typedef long long LL;



int arr[100007];

int dp[100007];



int Solve(int idx, int n){

//	cout<<cost<<" "<<idx<<endl;

	if(idx >= n)return 1e9;

	if(idx == n - 1){

		return 0;	

	}

	

	if(dp[idx] != -1)return dp[idx];

	

	

	return dp[idx] = min(abs(arr[idx] - arr[idx+1]) + Solve(idx+1, n), abs(arr[idx] - arr[idx+2]) + Solve(idx+2,n));

}



int main(){

	int n; cin>>n;

	memset(dp,-1,sizeof(dp));

	for(int i = 0; i < n; i++)cin>>arr[i];

		

	cout<<Solve(0,n)<<endl;

	return 0;

}

// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.382029080696912x):
#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

 

typedef long long lld;

const int NN = 1e5 + 5;

lld aa[NN], dp[NN];

int nn;

 

int main() {

    ios::sync_with_stdio(0);

    cin.tie(0); cout.tie(0);

        cin >> nn;

        for (int ii = 1; ii <= nn; ++ii)

            cin >> aa[ii];

        dp[1] = 0;

        dp[2] = abs(aa[2] - aa[1]);

        for (int ii = 3; ii <= nn; ++ii)

            dp[ii] = min(dp[ii - 1] + abs(aa[ii] - aa[ii - 1]), dp[ii - 2] + abs(aa[ii] - aa[ii - 2]));

        cout << dp[nn];

    return 0;

}
// Slower C++ solution:
#include<bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

int dp[100005];

int H[100005];

void memo(int i,int n)

{

	if(i==n) return;

	dp[i] = min(dp[i-2]+abs(H[i-2]-H[i]),dp[i-1]+abs(H[i]-H[i-1]));

	memo(i+1,n);

}

int main()

{

	int N;cin>>N;

	for(int i=0;i<N;i++)

	{

        cin>>H[i];

	}

	memset(dp,0,sizeof(dp));

	dp[1] = abs(H[1]-H[0]);

	memo(2,N);

	cout<<dp[N-1]<<endl;

	return 0;

}

// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.3813332305015225x):
#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

 

typedef long long lld;

const int NN = 1e5 + 5;

lld aa[NN], dp[NN];

int nn;

 

int main() {

    ios::sync_with_stdio(0);

    cin.tie(0); cout.tie(0);

        cin >> nn;

        for (int ii = 1; ii <= nn; ++ii)

            cin >> aa[ii];

        dp[1] = 0;

        dp[2] = abs(aa[2] - aa[1]);

        for (int ii = 3; ii <= nn; ++ii)

            dp[ii] = min(dp[ii - 1] + abs(aa[ii] - aa[ii - 1]), dp[ii - 2] + abs(aa[ii] - aa[ii - 2]));

        cout << dp[nn];

    return 0;

}
// Slower C++ solution:
#include <bits/stdc++.h>



using namespace std;



int dp[(int)1e5+5];

int main()

{



    ios_base::sync_with_stdio(0);cin.tie(0);







    fill(dp, dp+(int)1e5+5 , INT_MAX );



    dp[1] = 0;

    int n;

    cin>>n;

    vector <int> v(n+3,0);

    for( int i = 1; i <= n ; i++ ) {



        cin>>v[i];



    }

    for( int i = 1; i <= n ; i++ ) {



        dp[i+1] = min( dp[i]+abs(v[i+1]-v[i]) , dp[i+1] );

        dp[i+2] = min( dp[i]+abs(v[i+2]-v[i]) , dp[i+2] );



    }

    cout<<dp[n]<<"\n";

}


// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.4002052674217318x):
#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

 

typedef long long lld;

const int NN = 1e5 + 5;

lld aa[NN], dp[NN];

int nn;

 

int main() {

    ios::sync_with_stdio(0);

    cin.tie(0); cout.tie(0);

        cin >> nn;

        for (int ii = 1; ii <= nn; ++ii)

            cin >> aa[ii];

        dp[1] = 0;

        dp[2] = abs(aa[2] - aa[1]);

        for (int ii = 3; ii <= nn; ++ii)

            dp[ii] = min(dp[ii - 1] + abs(aa[ii] - aa[ii - 1]), dp[ii - 2] + abs(aa[ii] - aa[ii - 2]));

        cout << dp[nn];

    return 0;

}
// Slower C++ solution:
#include <bits/stdc++.h>



using namespace std;



#define REP(i,a,b) for(ll i = a; i < b; i++)

#define DB( x ) cout << #x << " = " << x << endl;

#define sz(s) ((int)((s).size()))

#define endl '\n'



typedef long long ll;

typedef unsigned long long ull;

typedef pair<ll, ll> pii;

typedef pair<int, pii> tri;

typedef vector <vector <ll>> matrix;

typedef pair<string, string> pss;



const ll mod = (ll)1e9 + 7;

const int MAX = (int)1e6 + 100;



const ll oo = 0x3f3f3f3f3f3f3f3f;



ll dp[MAX], a[MAX];



int main() {

    ios_base::sync_with_stdio(0);

    cin.tie(0);



    memset(dp, oo, sizeof(dp));



    int n; cin >> n;



    dp[1] = 0;



    for(int i = 1;i <= n;++i){

        cin >> a[i];

    }



    for(int i = 2;i <= n;++i){

        dp[i] = min(dp[i - 1] + abs(a[i] - a[i - 1]), dp[i]);

        if(i - 2 >= 1){

            dp[i] = min(dp[i - 2] + abs(a[i] - a[i - 2]), dp[i]);

        }

    }



    cout << dp[n] << endl;

}


// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 9.28115441803629x):
#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

 

typedef long long lld;

const int NN = 1e5 + 5;

lld aa[NN], dp[NN];

int nn;

 

int main() {

    ios::sync_with_stdio(0);

    cin.tie(0); cout.tie(0);

        cin >> nn;

        for (int ii = 1; ii <= nn; ++ii)

            cin >> aa[ii];

        dp[1] = 0;

        dp[2] = abs(aa[2] - aa[1]);

        for (int ii = 3; ii <= nn; ++ii)

            dp[ii] = min(dp[ii - 1] + abs(aa[ii] - aa[ii - 1]), dp[ii - 2] + abs(aa[ii] - aa[ii - 2]));

        cout << dp[nn];

    return 0;

}
// Slower C++ solution:
#include<bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

#define    sz    100110

#define    ll    long long int

ll n,c=0,p,q;

ll num[sz];

ll vis[sz];

ll dp[sz];



ll tani(int pos)

{



  if(pos>=n)return 0;

  if(vis[pos]==1)return dp[pos];

  vis[pos]=1;



  return  dp[pos]=min(abs(num[pos]-num[pos+1])+tani(pos+1),abs(num[pos]-num[pos+2])+tani(pos+2));



}



int main()

{

    ll t,i;



    for(i=1;i<sz;i++)num[i]=1000000;



    cin>>n;

    for(i=1;i<=n;i++)

    {

        cin>>num[i];

    }

    t=tani(1);

    cout<<t<<endl;

    return 0;

}


// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.2978604757708192x):
/*|In The Name Of Allah|*/



#include <bits/stdc++.h>



using namespace std;



const int N = 1e5+5;



int n;

int h[N];

int mem[N];



int go(int idx){

    if(idx >= n)

        return 0;

    if(mem[idx] != -1)

        return mem[idx];

    int best = 1e9;

    if(idx + 1 <= n)

        best = go(idx + 1) + abs(h[idx] - h[idx + 1]);

    if(idx + 2 <= n)

        best = min(best , go(idx + 2)  + abs(h[idx] - h[idx + 2]));

    return mem[idx] = best;

}



int main(){

    scanf("%d" , &n);

    for(int i = 1; i <= n; i++){

        scanf("%d" , &h[i]);

    }

    memset(mem , -1 , sizeof mem);

    printf("%d\n" , go(1));

}

//1 2 3
// Slower C++ solution:
#include <bits/stdc++.h>



using namespace std;



#define REP(i,a,b) for(ll i = a; i < b; i++)

#define DB( x ) cout << #x << " = " << x << endl;

#define sz(s) ((int)((s).size()))

#define endl '\n'



typedef long long ll;

typedef unsigned long long ull;

typedef pair<ll, ll> pii;

typedef pair<int, pii> tri;

typedef vector <vector <ll>> matrix;

typedef pair<string, string> pss;



const ll mod = (ll)1e9 + 7;

const int MAX = (int)1e6 + 100;



const ll oo = 0x3f3f3f3f3f3f3f3f;



ll dp[MAX], a[MAX];



int main() {

    ios_base::sync_with_stdio(0);

    cin.tie(0);



    memset(dp, oo, sizeof(dp));



    int n; cin >> n;



    dp[1] = 0;



    for(int i = 1;i <= n;++i){

        cin >> a[i];

    }



    for(int i = 2;i <= n;++i){

        dp[i] = min(dp[i - 1] + abs(a[i] - a[i - 1]), dp[i]);

        if(i - 2 >= 1){

            dp[i] = min(dp[i - 2] + abs(a[i] - a[i - 2]), dp[i]);

        }

    }



    cout << dp[n] << endl;

}


// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 6.778981942578369x):
/*|In The Name Of Allah|*/



#include <bits/stdc++.h>



using namespace std;



const int N = 1e5+5;



int n;

int h[N];

int mem[N];



int go(int idx){

    if(idx >= n)

        return 0;

    if(mem[idx] != -1)

        return mem[idx];

    int best = 1e9;

    if(idx + 1 <= n)

        best = go(idx + 1) + abs(h[idx] - h[idx + 1]);

    if(idx + 2 <= n)

        best = min(best , go(idx + 2)  + abs(h[idx] - h[idx + 2]));

    return mem[idx] = best;

}



int main(){

    scanf("%d" , &n);

    for(int i = 1; i <= n; i++){

        scanf("%d" , &h[i]);

    }

    memset(mem , -1 , sizeof mem);

    printf("%d\n" , go(1));

}

//1 2 3
// Slower C++ solution:
#include<bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

#define    sz    100110

#define    ll    long long int

ll n,c=0,p,q;

ll num[sz];

ll vis[sz];

ll dp[sz];



ll tani(int pos)

{



  if(pos>=n)return 0;

  if(vis[pos]==1)return dp[pos];

  vis[pos]=1;



  return  dp[pos]=min(abs(num[pos]-num[pos+1])+tani(pos+1),abs(num[pos]-num[pos+2])+tani(pos+2));



}



int main()

{

    ll t,i;



    for(i=1;i<sz;i++)num[i]=1000000;



    cin>>n;

    for(i=1;i<=n;i++)

    {

        cin>>num[i];

    }

    t=tani(1);

    cout<<t<<endl;

    return 0;

}


// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.7788094134605243x):
#include <iostream>

#include <algorithm>

#include <cmath>

#include <cstdlib>

#include <cstdio>

#include <cstring>

#include <iomanip>

#include <string>

#include <set>

#include <vector>

#include <queue>

#include <stack>

using namespace std;

#define ms(a, x) memset(a, x, sizeof(a))

#define fore(i, a, n) for (long long i = a; i < n; i++)

#define ford(i, a, n) for (long long i = n - 1; i >= a; i--)

#define si(a) scanf("%d", &a)

#define sii(a, b) scanf("%d%d", &a, &b)

#define debug(a) cout << a << endl

#define endl '\n'

#define pi acos(-1.0)

#define tr t[root]

#define lson t[root << 1]

#define rson t[root << 1 | 1]

#define IO ios::sync_with_stdio(false), cin.tie(0)

const double eps = 1e-8;

inline int sgn(const double &x) { return x < -eps ? -1 : x > eps; }

typedef long long ll;

const int inf = 0x3f3f3f3f;

const int maxn=100500;



//=================================================

int a[maxn];

int dp[maxn];

int n;

int main()

{

    IO;

    cin>>n;

    for(int i=1;i<=n;i++) {

        cin>>a[i];

    }

    for(int i=1;i<=n;i++) {

        if(i==1) {

            dp[i]=0;

        }

        else if(i==2) {

            dp[i]=abs(a[2]-a[1]);

        }

        else {

            dp[i]=min(dp[i-1]+abs(a[i]-a[i-1]),dp[i-2]+abs(a[i]-a[i-2]));

        }

    }

    cout<<dp[n]<<endl;



    return 0;

}
// Slower C++ solution:
#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;



#define fr(i,n) _back

#define pb	push_back

#define eb	emplace_back

#define mk	make_pair

#define fi	first

#define se	second

#define endl	'\n'



typedef long long ll;

typedef pair<int,int> ii;

typedef vector<ii> vii;

const int INF = 0x3f3f3f3f;

const double PI = acos(-1.0);

const int N = 1e5 + 3;

int h[N];

int dp[N];



int main() {

    ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false);

    memset(dp, INF, sizeof dp);

    int n; cin >> n;

    for(int i = 0; i < n; i++) cin >> h[i];



    dp[0] = 0;

    for(int i = 1; i < n; i++)

        for(int j = max(0,i-2); j < i; j++)

            dp[i] = min(dp[i], dp[j] + abs(h[i]-h[j]));



    cout << dp[n-1] << endl;

    return 0;

}


// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.3985545105075314x):
#include <iostream>

#include <algorithm>

#include <cmath>

#include <cstdlib>

#include <cstdio>

#include <cstring>

#include <iomanip>

#include <string>

#include <set>

#include <vector>

#include <queue>

#include <stack>

using namespace std;

#define ms(a, x) memset(a, x, sizeof(a))

#define fore(i, a, n) for (long long i = a; i < n; i++)

#define ford(i, a, n) for (long long i = n - 1; i >= a; i--)

#define si(a) scanf("%d", &a)

#define sii(a, b) scanf("%d%d", &a, &b)

#define debug(a) cout << a << endl

#define endl '\n'

#define pi acos(-1.0)

#define tr t[root]

#define lson t[root << 1]

#define rson t[root << 1 | 1]

#define IO ios::sync_with_stdio(false), cin.tie(0)

const double eps = 1e-8;

inline int sgn(const double &x) { return x < -eps ? -1 : x > eps; }

typedef long long ll;

const int inf = 0x3f3f3f3f;

const int maxn=100500;



//=================================================

int a[maxn];

int dp[maxn];

int n;

int main()

{

    IO;

    cin>>n;

    for(int i=1;i<=n;i++) {

        cin>>a[i];

    }

    for(int i=1;i<=n;i++) {

        if(i==1) {

            dp[i]=0;

        }

        else if(i==2) {

            dp[i]=abs(a[2]-a[1]);

        }

        else {

            dp[i]=min(dp[i-1]+abs(a[i]-a[i-1]),dp[i-2]+abs(a[i]-a[i-2]));

        }

    }

    cout<<dp[n]<<endl;



    return 0;

}
// Slower C++ solution:
#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;



int N, a[100100], dp[100100];



int f(int n) {

	if (n==1) return 0;

	if (n==2) return abs(a[2] - a[1]);

	if (dp[n] != -1) return dp[n];

	dp[n] = min(

				f(n-1) + abs(a[n] - a[n-1]),

				f(n-2) + abs(a[n] - a[n-2])

				);

	return dp[n];

}



int main() {

	cin >> N;

	for(int i=1; i<=N; i++)

		cin >> a[i];

	memset(dp, -1, sizeof(dp));

	cout << f(N) << endl;

	return 0;

}

// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.3829176231624405x):
#include <iostream>

#include <algorithm>

#include <cmath>

#include <cstdlib>

#include <cstdio>

#include <cstring>

#include <iomanip>

#include <string>

#include <set>

#include <vector>

#include <queue>

#include <stack>

using namespace std;

#define ms(a, x) memset(a, x, sizeof(a))

#define fore(i, a, n) for (long long i = a; i < n; i++)

#define ford(i, a, n) for (long long i = n - 1; i >= a; i--)

#define si(a) scanf("%d", &a)

#define sii(a, b) scanf("%d%d", &a, &b)

#define debug(a) cout << a << endl

#define endl '\n'

#define pi acos(-1.0)

#define tr t[root]

#define lson t[root << 1]

#define rson t[root << 1 | 1]

#define IO ios::sync_with_stdio(false), cin.tie(0)

const double eps = 1e-8;

inline int sgn(const double &x) { return x < -eps ? -1 : x > eps; }

typedef long long ll;

const int inf = 0x3f3f3f3f;

const int maxn=100500;



//=================================================

int a[maxn];

int dp[maxn];

int n;

int main()

{

    IO;

    cin>>n;

    for(int i=1;i<=n;i++) {

        cin>>a[i];

    }

    for(int i=1;i<=n;i++) {

        if(i==1) {

            dp[i]=0;

        }

        else if(i==2) {

            dp[i]=abs(a[2]-a[1]);

        }

        else {

            dp[i]=min(dp[i-1]+abs(a[i]-a[i-1]),dp[i-2]+abs(a[i]-a[i-2]));

        }

    }

    cout<<dp[n]<<endl;



    return 0;

}
// Slower C++ solution:
#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

typedef long long LL;



int arr[100007];

int dp[100007];



int Solve(int idx, int n){

//	cout<<cost<<" "<<idx<<endl;

	if(idx >= n)return 1e9;

	if(idx == n - 1){

		return 0;	

	}

	

	if(dp[idx] != -1)return dp[idx];

	

	

	return dp[idx] = min(abs(arr[idx] - arr[idx+1]) + Solve(idx+1, n), abs(arr[idx] - arr[idx+2]) + Solve(idx+2,n));

}



int main(){

	int n; cin>>n;

	memset(dp,-1,sizeof(dp));

	for(int i = 0; i < n; i++)cin>>arr[i];

		

	cout<<Solve(0,n)<<endl;

	return 0;

}

// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.3835060810185238x):
#include <iostream>

#include <algorithm>

#include <cmath>

#include <cstdlib>

#include <cstdio>

#include <cstring>

#include <iomanip>

#include <string>

#include <set>

#include <vector>

#include <queue>

#include <stack>

using namespace std;

#define ms(a, x) memset(a, x, sizeof(a))

#define fore(i, a, n) for (long long i = a; i < n; i++)

#define ford(i, a, n) for (long long i = n - 1; i >= a; i--)

#define si(a) scanf("%d", &a)

#define sii(a, b) scanf("%d%d", &a, &b)

#define debug(a) cout << a << endl

#define endl '\n'

#define pi acos(-1.0)

#define tr t[root]

#define lson t[root << 1]

#define rson t[root << 1 | 1]

#define IO ios::sync_with_stdio(false), cin.tie(0)

const double eps = 1e-8;

inline int sgn(const double &x) { return x < -eps ? -1 : x > eps; }

typedef long long ll;

const int inf = 0x3f3f3f3f;

const int maxn=100500;



//=================================================

int a[maxn];

int dp[maxn];

int n;

int main()

{

    IO;

    cin>>n;

    for(int i=1;i<=n;i++) {

        cin>>a[i];

    }

    for(int i=1;i<=n;i++) {

        if(i==1) {

            dp[i]=0;

        }

        else if(i==2) {

            dp[i]=abs(a[2]-a[1]);

        }

        else {

            dp[i]=min(dp[i-1]+abs(a[i]-a[i-1]),dp[i-2]+abs(a[i]-a[i-2]));

        }

    }

    cout<<dp[n]<<endl;



    return 0;

}
// Slower C++ solution:
#include<bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

int dp[100005];

int H[100005];

void memo(int i,int n)

{

	if(i==n) return;

	dp[i] = min(dp[i-2]+abs(H[i-2]-H[i]),dp[i-1]+abs(H[i]-H[i-1]));

	memo(i+1,n);

}

int main()

{

	int N;cin>>N;

	for(int i=0;i<N;i++)

	{

        cin>>H[i];

	}

	memset(dp,0,sizeof(dp));

	dp[1] = abs(H[1]-H[0]);

	memo(2,N);

	cout<<dp[N-1]<<endl;

	return 0;

}

// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.3828094871550183x):
#include <iostream>

#include <algorithm>

#include <cmath>

#include <cstdlib>

#include <cstdio>

#include <cstring>

#include <iomanip>

#include <string>

#include <set>

#include <vector>

#include <queue>

#include <stack>

using namespace std;

#define ms(a, x) memset(a, x, sizeof(a))

#define fore(i, a, n) for (long long i = a; i < n; i++)

#define ford(i, a, n) for (long long i = n - 1; i >= a; i--)

#define si(a) scanf("%d", &a)

#define sii(a, b) scanf("%d%d", &a, &b)

#define debug(a) cout << a << endl

#define endl '\n'

#define pi acos(-1.0)

#define tr t[root]

#define lson t[root << 1]

#define rson t[root << 1 | 1]

#define IO ios::sync_with_stdio(false), cin.tie(0)

const double eps = 1e-8;

inline int sgn(const double &x) { return x < -eps ? -1 : x > eps; }

typedef long long ll;

const int inf = 0x3f3f3f3f;

const int maxn=100500;



//=================================================

int a[maxn];

int dp[maxn];

int n;

int main()

{

    IO;

    cin>>n;

    for(int i=1;i<=n;i++) {

        cin>>a[i];

    }

    for(int i=1;i<=n;i++) {

        if(i==1) {

            dp[i]=0;

        }

        else if(i==2) {

            dp[i]=abs(a[2]-a[1]);

        }

        else {

            dp[i]=min(dp[i-1]+abs(a[i]-a[i-1]),dp[i-2]+abs(a[i]-a[i-2]));

        }

    }

    cout<<dp[n]<<endl;



    return 0;

}
// Slower C++ solution:
#include <bits/stdc++.h>



using namespace std;



int dp[(int)1e5+5];

int main()

{



    ios_base::sync_with_stdio(0);cin.tie(0);







    fill(dp, dp+(int)1e5+5 , INT_MAX );



    dp[1] = 0;

    int n;

    cin>>n;

    vector <int> v(n+3,0);

    for( int i = 1; i <= n ; i++ ) {



        cin>>v[i];



    }

    for( int i = 1; i <= n ; i++ ) {



        dp[i+1] = min( dp[i]+abs(v[i+1]-v[i]) , dp[i+1] );

        dp[i+2] = min( dp[i]+abs(v[i+2]-v[i]) , dp[i+2] );



    }

    cout<<dp[n]<<"\n";

}


// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.4017016929739796x):
#include <iostream>

#include <algorithm>

#include <cmath>

#include <cstdlib>

#include <cstdio>

#include <cstring>

#include <iomanip>

#include <string>

#include <set>

#include <vector>

#include <queue>

#include <stack>

using namespace std;

#define ms(a, x) memset(a, x, sizeof(a))

#define fore(i, a, n) for (long long i = a; i < n; i++)

#define ford(i, a, n) for (long long i = n - 1; i >= a; i--)

#define si(a) scanf("%d", &a)

#define sii(a, b) scanf("%d%d", &a, &b)

#define debug(a) cout << a << endl

#define endl '\n'

#define pi acos(-1.0)

#define tr t[root]

#define lson t[root << 1]

#define rson t[root << 1 | 1]

#define IO ios::sync_with_stdio(false), cin.tie(0)

const double eps = 1e-8;

inline int sgn(const double &x) { return x < -eps ? -1 : x > eps; }

typedef long long ll;

const int inf = 0x3f3f3f3f;

const int maxn=100500;



//=================================================

int a[maxn];

int dp[maxn];

int n;

int main()

{

    IO;

    cin>>n;

    for(int i=1;i<=n;i++) {

        cin>>a[i];

    }

    for(int i=1;i<=n;i++) {

        if(i==1) {

            dp[i]=0;

        }

        else if(i==2) {

            dp[i]=abs(a[2]-a[1]);

        }

        else {

            dp[i]=min(dp[i-1]+abs(a[i]-a[i-1]),dp[i-2]+abs(a[i]-a[i-2]));

        }

    }

    cout<<dp[n]<<endl;



    return 0;

}