stablegradients/pie-gem5-pairs huggingface dataset:
// Slower C++ solution:
#include<iostream>

#include<cstdio>

#include<string>

#include<cstring>

#include<algorithm>

#include<queue>

#include<stack>

#include<map>

#include<vector>

#include<set>

#include<list>

#define ll long long

using namespace std;

ll h[200050],dp[200050];

int main()

{

	ll n;

	cin>>n;

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

		cin>>h[i];

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

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

	for(int i=3;i<=n;i++)

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

	cout<<dp[n]<<endl;

	return 0;

}

// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 2.6087539113409344x):
#include<iostream>

#include<cmath>

#include<cstdio>

#include<cstring>

using namespace std;

int n,m,f[1100000],w[1100000];

int main ()

{

	cin>>n;

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

	{

		cin>>w[i];

	}

	f[2]=abs(w[2]-w[1]);

	for(int i=3;i<=n;i++)

	{

		f[i]=min(f[i-1]+abs(w[i]-w[i-1]),f[i-2]+abs(w[i]-w[i-2]));

	}	

	cout<<f[n];

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



using namespace std;

const int maxn = 2e5+2;

const int mod = 1e9+7;

const int inf = 1e9;



typedef long long ll;



int n;

int arr[maxn], dp[maxn];



int solve_dp (int pos){

    if (pos > n) return inf;

    if (pos == n - 1) return 0;



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



    int ans = inf;

    ans = min(ans, solve_dp(pos + 1) + abs(arr[pos + 1] - arr[pos]));

    ans = min(ans, solve_dp(pos + 2) + abs(arr[pos + 2] - arr[pos]));



    return dp[pos] = ans;

}



int main(){



    ios_base::sync_with_stdio(0);

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



    cin >> n;



    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++){

        cin >> arr[i];

    }



    memset(dp, -1, sizeof dp);



    cout << solve_dp(0) << "\n";



    return 0;

}


// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.8202480705813504x):
#include<iostream>

#include<cmath>

#include<cstdio>

#include<cstring>

using namespace std;

int n,m,f[1100000],w[1100000];

int main ()

{

	cin>>n;

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

	{

		cin>>w[i];

	}

	f[2]=abs(w[2]-w[1]);

	for(int i=3;i<=n;i++)

	{

		f[i]=min(f[i-1]+abs(w[i]-w[i-1]),f[i-2]+abs(w[i]-w[i-2]));

	}	

	cout<<f[n];

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

using namespace std;

#define INF 100005

#define maxx 1000000000000



int n;

long long a[INF+5];

long long mem[INF];



long long rec(int pos)

{

    if(pos==n-1)

    {

        return 0;

    }

    if(mem[pos]!=-1) return mem[pos];

    long long tot=maxx;

    long long left=abs(a[pos]-a[pos+1]);

    long long right=abs(a[pos]-a[pos+2]);

    if(pos+1<n)

    {

        tot=min(tot,left+rec(pos+1));

    }

    if(pos+2<n)

    {

        tot=min(tot,right+rec(pos+2));

    }

    return mem[pos]=tot;

}



int main()

{

    memset(a,0,sizeof(a));

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

    scanf("%d",&n);

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

    {

        scanf("%lld",&a[i]);

    }

    long long ans=rec(0);

    printf("%lld\n",ans);

}


// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 2.6225758389620086x):
#include <iostream>

#include <algorithm>

#include <cmath>

#include <cstdlib>

#include <cstdio>

#include <cstring>

#include <iomanip>

#include <string>

#include <set>

#include <vector>

#include <queue>

#include <stack>

#include <map>

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 sl(a) scanf("%lld", &a)

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

#define sll(a, b) scanf("%lld%lld", &a, &b)

#define slll(a, b, c) scanf("%lld%lld%lld", &a, &b, &c)

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

#define pr(a) printf("%d ",a)

#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)

#define ull unsigned long long

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 = 1e5 + 10;

int n,a[MAXN];

ll dp[MAXN];

int main()

{

	si(n);

	for(int i=1;i<=n;++i)si(a[i]);

	dp[1]=0;dp[2]=abs(a[1]-a[2]);

	for(int i=3;i<=n;++i)

	{

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

	}

	printf("%lld\n",dp[n]);

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

using namespace std;

typedef long long int ll;

const int MAX=1e5+10;

int N,A[MAX],dp[MAX];

int solve(int idx)

{

    if(idx==N)return 0;

    if(idx>N)return 1e9;

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

    return dp[idx]=min(abs(A[idx+1]-A[idx])+solve(idx+1),abs(A[idx+2]-A[idx])+solve(idx+2));

}

int  main ()

{

    memset(dp,-1,sizeof dp);

    cin >> N;

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

        cin >> A[i];

    }

    cout<<solve(1)<<endl;

    return 0;

}


// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.41343543700728x):
#include <iostream>

#include <algorithm>

#include <cmath>

#include <cstdlib>

#include <cstdio>

#include <cstring>

#include <iomanip>

#include <string>

#include <set>

#include <vector>

#include <queue>

#include <stack>

#include <map>

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 sl(a) scanf("%lld", &a)

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

#define sll(a, b) scanf("%lld%lld", &a, &b)

#define slll(a, b, c) scanf("%lld%lld%lld", &a, &b, &c)

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

#define pr(a) printf("%d ",a)

#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)

#define ull unsigned long long

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 = 1e5 + 10;

int n,a[MAXN];

ll dp[MAXN];

int main()

{

	si(n);

	for(int i=1;i<=n;++i)si(a[i]);

	dp[1]=0;dp[2]=abs(a[1]-a[2]);

	for(int i=3;i<=n;++i)

	{

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

	}

	printf("%lld\n",dp[n]);

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

using namespace std;



#define mp make_pair

#define pb push_back

#define st first

#define nd second

#define lb lower_bound

#define ub upper_bound



typedef long long ll;

typedef long double ld;

typedef pair<int,int> pi;

typedef pair<ll,ll> pll;

typedef vector<int> vi;

typedef vector<ll> vll;

typedef vector<pi> vpi;

typedef vector<pll> vpll;



const ll oo=1e18;

const int MOD=1000000007;

const int INF=1000000000;

const ld EPS=0.000000001;



int dp[100005],h[100005],n,k=2;



signed main() {

    ios_base::sync_with_stdio(NULL);

    cin.tie(NULL);

    cout.tie(NULL);

    memset(dp,0x3f3f,sizeof dp);

    dp[1]=0;

    h[0]=0;

    cin>>n;

    for(int i=1;i<=n;++i) cin>>h[i];

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

        for(int j=1;j<=min(k,i);++j) {

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

        }

    }

    cout<<dp[n];

    return 0;

}


// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.4341230465488395x):
#include <iostream>

#include <algorithm>

#include <cmath>

#include <cstdlib>

#include <cstdio>

#include <cstring>

#include <iomanip>

#include <string>

#include <set>

#include <vector>

#include <queue>

#include <stack>

#include <map>

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 sl(a) scanf("%lld", &a)

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

#define sll(a, b) scanf("%lld%lld", &a, &b)

#define slll(a, b, c) scanf("%lld%lld%lld", &a, &b, &c)

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

#define pr(a) printf("%d ",a)

#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)

#define ull unsigned long long

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 = 1e5 + 10;

int n,a[MAXN];

ll dp[MAXN];

int main()

{

	si(n);

	for(int i=1;i<=n;++i)si(a[i]);

	dp[1]=0;dp[2]=abs(a[1]-a[2]);

	for(int i=3;i<=n;++i)

	{

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

	}

	printf("%lld\n",dp[n]);

 }
// Slower C++ solution:
#include<cstdio>

#include<iostream>

#include<cmath>

#include<stack>

#include<cstring>

#include<algorithm>

using namespace std;

int n;

int h[100005];

int dp[100005];



int main()

{

memset(dp, 0x3f ,sizeof dp);

scanf("%d",&n);

for( int i = 1 ; i <= n ; i++) scanf("%d",&h[i]);

dp[1] = 0;

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

{

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

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

}

printf("%d",dp[n]);



	return 0;

}






// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.4088469668666022x):
#include <iostream>

#include <algorithm>

#include <cmath>

#include <cstdlib>

#include <cstdio>

#include <cstring>

#include <iomanip>

#include <string>

#include <set>

#include <vector>

#include <queue>

#include <stack>

#include <map>

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 sl(a) scanf("%lld", &a)

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

#define sll(a, b) scanf("%lld%lld", &a, &b)

#define slll(a, b, c) scanf("%lld%lld%lld", &a, &b, &c)

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

#define pr(a) printf("%d ",a)

#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)

#define ull unsigned long long

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 = 1e5 + 10;

int n,a[MAXN];

ll dp[MAXN];

int main()

{

	si(n);

	for(int i=1;i<=n;++i)si(a[i]);

	dp[1]=0;dp[2]=abs(a[1]-a[2]);

	for(int i=3;i<=n;++i)

	{

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

	}

	printf("%lld\n",dp[n]);

 }
// Slower C++ solution:
#include<iostream>

#include<cstdio>

#include<string>

#include<cstring>

#include<algorithm>

#include<queue>

#include<stack>

#include<map>

#include<vector>

#include<set>

#include<list>

#define ll long long

using namespace std;

ll h[200050],dp[200050];

int main()

{

	ll n;

	cin>>n;

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

		cin>>h[i];

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

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

	for(int i=3;i<=n;i++)

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

	cout<<dp[n]<<endl;

	return 0;

}

// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 2.6381127240702895x):
#include <iostream>

#include <algorithm>

#include <cmath>

#include <cstdlib>

#include <cstdio>

#include <cstring>

#include <iomanip>

#include <string>

#include <set>

#include <vector>

#include <queue>

#include <stack>

#include <map>

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 sl(a) scanf("%lld", &a)

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

#define sll(a, b) scanf("%lld%lld", &a, &b)

#define slll(a, b, c) scanf("%lld%lld%lld", &a, &b, &c)

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

#define pr(a) printf("%d ",a)

#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)

#define ull unsigned long long

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 = 1e5 + 10;

int n,a[MAXN];

ll dp[MAXN];

int main()

{

	si(n);

	for(int i=1;i<=n;++i)si(a[i]);

	dp[1]=0;dp[2]=abs(a[1]-a[2]);

	for(int i=3;i<=n;++i)

	{

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

	}

	printf("%lld\n",dp[n]);

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



using namespace std;

const int maxn = 2e5+2;

const int mod = 1e9+7;

const int inf = 1e9;



typedef long long ll;



int n;

int arr[maxn], dp[maxn];



int solve_dp (int pos){

    if (pos > n) return inf;

    if (pos == n - 1) return 0;



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



    int ans = inf;

    ans = min(ans, solve_dp(pos + 1) + abs(arr[pos + 1] - arr[pos]));

    ans = min(ans, solve_dp(pos + 2) + abs(arr[pos + 2] - arr[pos]));



    return dp[pos] = ans;

}



int main(){



    ios_base::sync_with_stdio(0);

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



    cin >> n;



    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++){

        cin >> arr[i];

    }



    memset(dp, -1, sizeof dp);



    cout << solve_dp(0) << "\n";



    return 0;

}


// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.8407330699493816x):
#include <iostream>

#include <algorithm>

#include <cmath>

#include <cstdlib>

#include <cstdio>

#include <cstring>

#include <iomanip>

#include <string>

#include <set>

#include <vector>

#include <queue>

#include <stack>

#include <map>

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 sl(a) scanf("%lld", &a)

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

#define sll(a, b) scanf("%lld%lld", &a, &b)

#define slll(a, b, c) scanf("%lld%lld%lld", &a, &b, &c)

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

#define pr(a) printf("%d ",a)

#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)

#define ull unsigned long long

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 = 1e5 + 10;

int n,a[MAXN];

ll dp[MAXN];

int main()

{

	si(n);

	for(int i=1;i<=n;++i)si(a[i]);

	dp[1]=0;dp[2]=abs(a[1]-a[2]);

	for(int i=3;i<=n;++i)

	{

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

	}

	printf("%lld\n",dp[n]);

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

using namespace std;

#define INF 100005

#define maxx 1000000000000



int n;

long long a[INF+5];

long long mem[INF];



long long rec(int pos)

{

    if(pos==n-1)

    {

        return 0;

    }

    if(mem[pos]!=-1) return mem[pos];

    long long tot=maxx;

    long long left=abs(a[pos]-a[pos+1]);

    long long right=abs(a[pos]-a[pos+2]);

    if(pos+1<n)

    {

        tot=min(tot,left+rec(pos+1));

    }

    if(pos+2<n)

    {

        tot=min(tot,right+rec(pos+2));

    }

    return mem[pos]=tot;

}



int main()

{

    memset(a,0,sizeof(a));

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

    scanf("%d",&n);

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

    {

        scanf("%lld",&a[i]);

    }

    long long ans=rec(0);

    printf("%lld\n",ans);

}


// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.4270729484348228x):
#pragma GCC optimize ("O3")

#include <bits/stdc++.h>

#define abdelrahman010 ios_base::sync_with_stdio(0);cin.tie(0);cout.tie(0);

typedef long long ll;

using namespace std;

ll n , arr[100005] , memo[100005];

ll solve(ll i)

{

	if(i == n - 1)

		return 0;

	ll &ans = memo[i];

	if(~ans)

		return ans;

	ans = abs(arr[i] - arr[i + 1]) + solve(i + 1);

	if(i < n - 2)

		ans = min(ans , abs(arr[i] - arr[i + 2]) + solve(i + 2));

	return ans;

}

int main()

{

	abdelrahman010

	cin >> n;

	memset(memo , -1 , sizeof memo);

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

		cin >> arr[i];

	cout << solve(0);

	return 0;

}
// Slower C++ solution:
#include<iostream>

#include<cstdio>

#include<string>

#include<cstring>

#include<algorithm>

#include<queue>

#include<stack>

#include<map>

#include<vector>

#include<set>

#include<list>

#define ll long long

using namespace std;

ll h[200050],dp[200050];

int main()

{

	ll n;

	cin>>n;

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

		cin>>h[i];

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

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

	for(int i=3;i<=n;i++)

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

	cout<<dp[n]<<endl;

	return 0;

}

// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.4355273344287636x):
#pragma GCC optimize ("O3")

#include <bits/stdc++.h>

#define abdelrahman010 ios_base::sync_with_stdio(0);cin.tie(0);cout.tie(0);

typedef long long ll;

using namespace std;

ll n , arr[100005] , memo[100005];

ll solve(ll i)

{

	if(i == n - 1)

		return 0;

	ll &ans = memo[i];

	if(~ans)

		return ans;

	ans = abs(arr[i] - arr[i + 1]) + solve(i + 1);

	if(i < n - 2)

		ans = min(ans , abs(arr[i] - arr[i + 2]) + solve(i + 2));

	return ans;

}

int main()

{

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	cin >> n;

	memset(memo , -1 , sizeof memo);

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

		cin >> arr[i];

	cout << solve(0);

	return 0;

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

using namespace std;

#define INF 100005

#define maxx 1000000000000



int n;

long long a[INF+5];

long long mem[INF];



long long rec(int pos)

{

    if(pos==n-1)

    {

        return 0;

    }

    if(mem[pos]!=-1) return mem[pos];

    long long tot=maxx;

    long long left=abs(a[pos]-a[pos+1]);

    long long right=abs(a[pos]-a[pos+2]);

    if(pos+1<n)

    {

        tot=min(tot,left+rec(pos+1));

    }

    if(pos+2<n)

    {

        tot=min(tot,right+rec(pos+2));

    }

    return mem[pos]=tot;

}



int main()

{

    memset(a,0,sizeof(a));

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

    scanf("%d",&n);

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

    {

        scanf("%lld",&a[i]);

    }

    long long ans=rec(0);

    printf("%lld\n",ans);

}


// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 2.5609307552694363x):
#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

#define ll long long

#define pb push_back

#define F first

#define S second

const int mod = 1e9+7, A = 1e5+5;

ll n, k, h[A], dp[A];

ll table1()

{

	dp[0] = 0, dp[1] = abs(h[1] - h[0]);

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

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

	return dp[n-1];

}

ll table2()

{

	dp[0] = 0;

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

	{

		dp[i] = 1e9;

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

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

	}

	return dp[n-1];

}

int main()

{

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

	cin >> n;

	//cin >> k;

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

	cout << table1();

	//cout << table2();

	return 0;

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

using namespace std;

typedef long long int ll;

const int MAX=1e5+10;

int N,A[MAX],dp[MAX];

int solve(int idx)

{

    if(idx==N)return 0;

    if(idx>N)return 1e9;

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

    return dp[idx]=min(abs(A[idx+1]-A[idx])+solve(idx+1),abs(A[idx+2]-A[idx])+solve(idx+2));

}

int  main ()

{

    memset(dp,-1,sizeof dp);

    cin >> N;

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

        cin >> A[i];

    }

    cout<<solve(1)<<endl;

    return 0;

}


// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.380211861729149x):
#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

#define ll long long

#define pb push_back

#define F first

#define S second

const int mod = 1e9+7, A = 1e5+5;

ll n, k, h[A], dp[A];

ll table1()

{

	dp[0] = 0, dp[1] = abs(h[1] - h[0]);

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

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

	return dp[n-1];

}

ll table2()

{

	dp[0] = 0;

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

	{

		dp[i] = 1e9;

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

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

	}

	return dp[n-1];

}

int main()

{

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

	cin >> n;

	//cin >> k;

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

	cout << table1();

	//cout << table2();

	return 0;

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

using namespace std;



#define mp make_pair

#define pb push_back

#define st first

#define nd second

#define lb lower_bound

#define ub upper_bound



typedef long long ll;

typedef long double ld;

typedef pair<int,int> pi;

typedef pair<ll,ll> pll;

typedef vector<int> vi;

typedef vector<ll> vll;

typedef vector<pi> vpi;

typedef vector<pll> vpll;



const ll oo=1e18;

const int MOD=1000000007;

const int INF=1000000000;

const ld EPS=0.000000001;



int dp[100005],h[100005],n,k=2;



signed main() {

    ios_base::sync_with_stdio(NULL);

    cin.tie(NULL);

    cout.tie(NULL);

    memset(dp,0x3f3f,sizeof dp);

    dp[1]=0;

    h[0]=0;

    cin>>n;

    for(int i=1;i<=n;++i) cin>>h[i];

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

        for(int j=1;j<=min(k,i);++j) {

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

        }

    }

    cout<<dp[n];

    return 0;

}


// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.4004131976603738x):
#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

#define ll long long

#define pb push_back

#define F first

#define S second

const int mod = 1e9+7, A = 1e5+5;

ll n, k, h[A], dp[A];

ll table1()

{

	dp[0] = 0, dp[1] = abs(h[1] - h[0]);

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

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

	return dp[n-1];

}

ll table2()

{

	dp[0] = 0;

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

	{

		dp[i] = 1e9;

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

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

	}

	return dp[n-1];

}

int main()

{

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

	cin >> n;

	//cin >> k;

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

	cout << table1();

	//cout << table2();

	return 0;

}
// Slower C++ solution:
#include<cstdio>

#include<iostream>

#include<cmath>

#include<stack>

#include<cstring>

#include<algorithm>

using namespace std;

int n;

int h[100005];

int dp[100005];



int main()

{

memset(dp, 0x3f ,sizeof dp);

scanf("%d",&n);

for( int i = 1 ; i <= n ; i++) scanf("%d",&h[i]);

dp[1] = 0;

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

{

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

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

}

printf("%d",dp[n]);



	return 0;

}






// Faster C++ solution for the same problem (measured speedup: 1.3757312460961049x):
#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

#define ll long long

#define pb push_back

#define F first

#define S second

const int mod = 1e9+7, A = 1e5+5;

ll n, k, h[A], dp[A];

ll table1()

{

	dp[0] = 0, dp[1] = abs(h[1] - h[0]);

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

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

	return dp[n-1];

}

ll table2()

{

	dp[0] = 0;

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

	{

		dp[i] = 1e9;

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

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

	}

	return dp[n-1];

}

int main()

{

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

	cin >> n;

	//cin >> k;

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

	cout << table1();

	//cout << table2();

	return 0;

}