open System
open System.Collections.Generic

[<AutoOpen>]
module Cin =
    let read f = stdin.ReadLine() |> f
    let reada f = stdin.ReadLine().Split() |> Array.map f
    let readChars() = read string |> Seq.toArray
    let readInts() = readChars() |> Array.map (fun x -> Convert.ToInt32(x.ToString()))

[<AutoOpen>]
module Cout =
    let writer = new IO.StreamWriter(new IO.BufferedStream(Console.OpenStandardOutput()))
    let print (s: string) = writer.Write s
    let println (s: string) = writer.WriteLine s
    let inline puts (s: ^a) = string s |> println

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

let main() =
    let N = read int
    let A = reada int64
    seq {
        for i in 0 .. 2 .. 2 * (N - 1) do
            yield abs (A.[i] - A.[i + 1])
    }
    |> Seq.sort
    |> fun s ->
        if N <= 2 then Seq.sum s else (Seq.tail s |> Seq.sum) - (Seq.head s)
    |> puts
    ()

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main()
writer.Dispose()