N = int(input())
Y = list(map(int, input().split()))

dp = [[0] * (10 ** 4 + 1) for _ in range(N)]

for i in range(N):
    t = float('inf')
    for j in range(10 ** 4 + 1):
        t = min(t, dp[i - 1][j])
        dp[i][j] = t + abs(Y[i] - j)

print(min(dp[N - 1]))