package contest221007;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.ArrayDeque;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.InputMismatchException;
import java.util.Queue;
import java.util.function.IntUnaryOperator;
import java.util.function.LongUnaryOperator;

public class E {
	InputStream is;
	FastWriter out;

	String INPUT = "";

	public void solve()
	{
		// 1 stepずつ登ることによってしかエネルギーはたまらない
		// 7way連結成分上で保存則がある
		// 落ちる方には辺が引ける
		// 上がる方は、(上がる方の最大エネルギー-h)/2-1で移動できるなら辺が引ける
		// (上がる方の最大エネルギー-h)-1で移動できるところに辺を引いて、その辺をなるべく通らないように

		int H = ni(), W = ni();
		int sr = ni()-1, sc = ni()-1;
		int gr = ni()-1, gc = ni()-1;
		char[][] map = nm(H, W);

		// cost*INF - (最大高度)?
		long U = 100000;

		long[] td = new long[(2*H)*W];

		Arrays.fill(td, Long.MAX_VALUE / 2);
		MinHeapL q = new MinHeapL((2*H)*W);
		q.add(sr*W+sc, U*U);
		td[sr*W+sc] = U*U;

		while(q.size() > 0){
			int cur = q.argmin();
			long cost = q.min() % U;
			long maxh = U - q.min() /U;
//			tr(cur/W, cur%W, q.min(), maxh, cost);
			q.remove(cur);

			if(cur < H*W) {
				int r = cur / W, c = cur % W;
				{
					int P = Math.min(H-1, r + (int) maxh / 2 + 1);
					for (int i = c - 1; i <= c + 1; i += 2) {
						if (i >= 0 && i < W) {
							int nex = H * W + P * W + i;
							long nc = (U-maxh) * U + cost;
							if (td[nex] > nc) {
								td[nex] = nc;
								q.update(nex, td[nex]);
							}
						}
					}
				}
				{
					int P = Math.min(H-1, r + (int)maxh + 1);
					for (int i = c - 1; i <= c + 1; i += 2) {
						if (i >= 0 && i < W) {
							int nex = H * W + P * W + i;
							long nc = (U-maxh) * U + cost + 1;
							if (td[nex] > nc) {
								td[nex] = nc;
								q.update(nex, td[nex]);
							}
						}
					}
				}
			}else{
				int r = cur / W - H, c = cur % W;
				if(map[r][c] == '.'){
					int nex = r * W + c;
					long nc = (U-Math.max(maxh, r)) * U + cost;
					if (td[nex] > nc) {
						td[nex] = nc;
						q.update(nex, td[nex]);
					}
				}
				if(r > 0){
					int nex = H*W + (r-1) * W + c;
					long nc = (U-maxh) * U + cost;
					if (td[nex] > nc) {
						td[nex] = nc;
						q.update(nex, td[nex]);
					}
				}
			}
		}

		long last = td[gr*W+gc];
		if(last >= Long.MAX_VALUE / 3){
			out.println(-1);
			return;
		}
		out.println(last % U);
	}

	public static class MinHeapL {
		public long[] a;
		public int[] map;
		public int[] imap;
		public int n;
		public int pos;
		public static long INF = Long.MAX_VALUE;

		public MinHeapL(int m)
		{
			n = Integer.highestOneBit((m+1)<<1);
			a = new long[n];
			map = new int[n];
			imap = new int[n];
			Arrays.fill(a, INF);
			Arrays.fill(map, -1);
			Arrays.fill(imap, -1);
			pos = 1;
		}

		public long add(int ind, long x)
		{
			int ret = imap[ind];
			if(imap[ind] < 0){
				a[pos] = x; map[pos] = ind; imap[ind] = pos;
				pos++;
				up(pos-1);
			}
			return ret != -1 ? a[ret] : x;
		}

		public long update(int ind, long x)
		{
			int ret = imap[ind];
			if(imap[ind] < 0){
				a[pos] = x; map[pos] = ind; imap[ind] = pos;
				pos++;
				up(pos-1);
			}else{
				a[ret] = x;
				up(ret);
				down(ret);
			}
			return x;
		}

		public long remove(int ind)
		{
			if(pos == 1)return INF;
			if(imap[ind] == -1)return INF;

			pos--;
			int rem = imap[ind];
			long ret = a[rem];
			map[rem] = map[pos];
			imap[map[pos]] = rem;
			imap[ind] = -1;
			a[rem] = a[pos];
			a[pos] = INF;
			map[pos] = -1;

			up(rem);
			down(rem);
			return ret;
		}

		public long min() { return a[1]; }
		public int argmin() { return map[1]; }
		public int size() {	return pos-1; }
		public long get(int ind){ return a[imap[ind]]; }

		private void up(int cur)
		{
			//		for(int c = cur, p = c>>>1;p >= 1 && (a[p] > a[c] || a[p] == a[c] && map[p] > map[c]);c>>>=1, p>>>=1){
			for(int c = cur, p = c>>>1;p >= 1 && a[p] > a[c];c>>>=1, p>>>=1){
				long d = a[p]; a[p] = a[c]; a[c] = d;
				int e = imap[map[p]]; imap[map[p]] = imap[map[c]]; imap[map[c]] = e;
				e = map[p]; map[p] = map[c]; map[c] = e;
			}
		}

		private void down(int cur)
		{
			for(int c = cur;2*c < pos;){
				//			int b = a[2*c] < a[2*c+1] || a[2*c] == a[2*c+1] && map[2*c] < map[2*c+1] ? 2*c : 2*c+1;
				//			if(a[b] < a[c] || a[b] == a[c] && map[b] < map[c]){
				int b = a[2*c] < a[2*c+1] ? 2*c : 2*c+1;
				if(a[b] < a[c]){
					long d = a[c]; a[c] = a[b]; a[b] = d;
					int e = imap[map[c]]; imap[map[c]] = imap[map[b]]; imap[map[b]] = e;
					e = map[c]; map[c] = map[b]; map[b] = e;
					c = b;
				}else{
					break;
				}
			}
		}
	}




	public static class DJSet {
		public int[] upper;

		public DJSet(int n) {
			upper = new int[n];
			Arrays.fill(upper, -1);
		}

		public int root(int x) {
			return upper[x] < 0 ? x : (upper[x] = root(upper[x]));
		}

		public boolean equiv(int x, int y) {
			return root(x) == root(y);
		}

		public boolean unite(int x, int y) {
			x = root(x);
			y = root(y);
			if (x != y) {
				if (upper[y] < upper[x]) {
					int d = x;
					x = y;
					y = d;
				}
				upper[x] += upper[y];
				upper[y] = x;
			}
			return x == y;
		}

		public int count() {
			int ct = 0;
			for (int u : upper) if (u < 0) ct++;
			return ct;
		}

		public int[][] toBucket() {
			int n = upper.length;
			int[][] ret = new int[n][];
			int[] rp = new int[n];
			for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) if (upper[i] < 0) ret[i] = new int[-upper[i]];
			for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
				int r = root(i);
				ret[r][rp[r]++] = i;
			}
			return ret;
		}
	}


	public static void main(String[] args) {
		new E().run();
	}

	public void run()
	{
		long S = System.currentTimeMillis();
		is = INPUT.isEmpty() ? System.in : new ByteArrayInputStream(INPUT.getBytes());
		out = new FastWriter(System.out);

		solve();
		out.flush();
		long G = System.currentTimeMillis();
		tr(G-S+"ms");
		//		Thread t = new Thread(null, null, "~", Runtime.getRuntime().maxMemory()){
		//			@Override
		//			public void run() {
		//				long s = System.currentTimeMillis();
		//				solve();
		//				out.flush();
		//				if(!INPUT.isEmpty())tr(System.currentTimeMillis()-s+"ms");
		//			}
		//		};
		//		t.start();
		//		t.join();
	}

	private boolean eof()
	{
		if(lenbuf == -1)return true;
		int lptr = ptrbuf;
		while(lptr < lenbuf)if(!isSpaceChar(inbuf[lptr++]))return false;

		try {
			is.mark(1000);
			while(true){
				int b = is.read();
				if(b == -1){
					is.reset();
					return true;
				}else if(!isSpaceChar(b)){
					is.reset();
					return false;
				}
			}
		} catch (IOException e) {
			return true;
		}
	}

	private final byte[] inbuf = new byte[1024];
	public int lenbuf = 0, ptrbuf = 0;

	private int readByte()
	{
		if(lenbuf == -1)throw new InputMismatchException();
		if(ptrbuf >= lenbuf){
			ptrbuf = 0;
			try { lenbuf = is.read(inbuf); } catch (IOException e) { throw new InputMismatchException(); }
			if(lenbuf <= 0)return -1;
		}
		return inbuf[ptrbuf++];
	}

	private boolean isSpaceChar(int c) { return !(c >= 33 && c <= 126); }
	//	private boolean isSpaceChar(int c) { return !(c >= 32 && c <= 126); }
	private int skip() { int b; while((b = readByte()) != -1 && isSpaceChar(b)); return b; }

	private double nd() { return Double.parseDouble(ns()); }
	private char nc() { return (char)skip(); }

	private String ns()
	{
		int b = skip();
		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
		while(!(isSpaceChar(b))){
			sb.appendCodePoint(b);
			b = readByte();
		}
		return sb.toString();
	}

	private char[] ns(int n)
	{
		char[] buf = new char[n];
		int b = skip(), p = 0;
		while(p < n && !(isSpaceChar(b))){
			buf[p++] = (char)b;
			b = readByte();
		}
		return n == p ? buf : Arrays.copyOf(buf, p);
	}

	private char[][] nm(int n, int m)
	{
		char[][] map = new char[n][];
		for(int i = 0;i < n;i++)map[i] = ns(m);
		return map;
	}

	private int[][] nmi(int n, int m)
	{
		int[][] map = new int[n][];
		for(int i = 0;i < n;i++)map[i] = na(m);
		return map;
	}

	private int[] na(int n)
	{
		int[] a = new int[n];
		for(int i = 0;i < n;i++)a[i] = ni();
		return a;
	}

	private long[] nal(int n)
	{
		long[] a = new long[n];
		for(int i = 0;i < n;i++)a[i] = nl();
		return a;
	}

	private int ni()
	{
		int num = 0, b;
		boolean minus = false;
		while((b = readByte()) != -1 && !((b >= '0' && b <= '9') || b == '-'));
		if(b == '-'){
			minus = true;
			b = readByte();
		}

		while(true){
			if(b >= '0' && b <= '9'){
				num = num * 10 + (b - '0');
			}else{
				return minus ? -num : num;
			}
			b = readByte();
		}
	}

	private long nl()
	{
		long num = 0;
		int b;
		boolean minus = false;
		while((b = readByte()) != -1 && !((b >= '0' && b <= '9') || b == '-'));
		if(b == '-'){
			minus = true;
			b = readByte();
		}

		while(true){
			if(b >= '0' && b <= '9'){
				num = num * 10 + (b - '0');
			}else{
				return minus ? -num : num;
			}
			b = readByte();
		}
	}

	public static class FastWriter
	{
		private static final int BUF_SIZE = 1<<13;
		private final byte[] buf = new byte[BUF_SIZE];
		private final OutputStream out;
		private int ptr = 0;

		private FastWriter(){out = null;}

		public FastWriter(OutputStream os)
		{
			this.out = os;
		}

		public FastWriter(String path)
		{
			try {
				this.out = new FileOutputStream(path);
			} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
				throw new RuntimeException("FastWriter");
			}
		}

		public FastWriter write(byte b)
		{
			buf[ptr++] = b;
			if(ptr == BUF_SIZE)innerflush();
			return this;
		}

		public FastWriter write(char c)
		{
			return write((byte)c);
		}

		public FastWriter write(char[] s)
		{
			for(char c : s){
				buf[ptr++] = (byte)c;
				if(ptr == BUF_SIZE)innerflush();
			}
			return this;
		}

		public FastWriter write(String s)
		{
			s.chars().forEach(c -> {
				buf[ptr++] = (byte)c;
				if(ptr == BUF_SIZE)innerflush();
			});
			return this;
		}

		private static int countDigits(int l) {
			if (l >= 1000000000) return 10;
			if (l >= 100000000) return 9;
			if (l >= 10000000) return 8;
			if (l >= 1000000) return 7;
			if (l >= 100000) return 6;
			if (l >= 10000) return 5;
			if (l >= 1000) return 4;
			if (l >= 100) return 3;
			if (l >= 10) return 2;
			return 1;
		}

		public FastWriter write(int x)
		{
			if(x == Integer.MIN_VALUE){
				return write((long)x);
			}
			if(ptr + 12 >= BUF_SIZE)innerflush();
			if(x < 0){
				write((byte)'-');
				x = -x;
			}
			int d = countDigits(x);
			for(int i = ptr + d - 1;i >= ptr;i--){
				buf[i] = (byte)('0'+x%10);
				x /= 10;
			}
			ptr += d;
			return this;
		}

		private static int countDigits(long l) {
			if (l >= 1000000000000000000L) return 19;
			if (l >= 100000000000000000L) return 18;
			if (l >= 10000000000000000L) return 17;
			if (l >= 1000000000000000L) return 16;
			if (l >= 100000000000000L) return 15;
			if (l >= 10000000000000L) return 14;
			if (l >= 1000000000000L) return 13;
			if (l >= 100000000000L) return 12;
			if (l >= 10000000000L) return 11;
			if (l >= 1000000000L) return 10;
			if (l >= 100000000L) return 9;
			if (l >= 10000000L) return 8;
			if (l >= 1000000L) return 7;
			if (l >= 100000L) return 6;
			if (l >= 10000L) return 5;
			if (l >= 1000L) return 4;
			if (l >= 100L) return 3;
			if (l >= 10L) return 2;
			return 1;
		}

		public FastWriter write(long x)
		{
			if(x == Long.MIN_VALUE){
				return write("" + x);
			}
			if(ptr + 21 >= BUF_SIZE)innerflush();
			if(x < 0){
				write((byte)'-');
				x = -x;
			}
			int d = countDigits(x);
			for(int i = ptr + d - 1;i >= ptr;i--){
				buf[i] = (byte)('0'+x%10);
				x /= 10;
			}
			ptr += d;
			return this;
		}

		public FastWriter write(double x, int precision)
		{
			if(x < 0){
				write('-');
				x = -x;
			}
			x += Math.pow(10, -precision)/2;
			//		if(x < 0){ x = 0; }
			write((long)x).write(".");
			x -= (long)x;
			for(int i = 0;i < precision;i++){
				x *= 10;
				write((char)('0'+(int)x));
				x -= (int)x;
			}
			return this;
		}

		public FastWriter writeln(char c){ return write(c).writeln(); }
		public FastWriter writeln(int x){ return write(x).writeln(); }
		public FastWriter writeln(long x){ return write(x).writeln(); }
		public FastWriter writeln(double x, int precision){ return write(x, precision).writeln(); }

		public FastWriter write(int... xs)
		{
			boolean first = true;
			for(int x : xs) {
				if (!first) write(' ');
				first = false;
				write(x);
			}
			return this;
		}

		public FastWriter write(long... xs)
		{
			boolean first = true;
			for(long x : xs) {
				if (!first) write(' ');
				first = false;
				write(x);
			}
			return this;
		}

		public FastWriter write(IntUnaryOperator f, int... xs)
		{
			boolean first = true;
			for(int x : xs) {
				if (!first) write(' ');
				first = false;
				write(f.applyAsInt(x));
			}
			return this;
		}

		public FastWriter write(LongUnaryOperator f, long... xs)
		{
			boolean first = true;
			for(long x : xs) {
				if (!first) write(' ');
				first = false;
				write(f.applyAsLong(x));
			}
			return this;
		}

		public FastWriter writeln()
		{
			return write((byte)'\n');
		}

		public FastWriter writeln(int... xs) { return write(xs).writeln(); }
		public FastWriter writeln(long... xs) { return write(xs).writeln(); }
		public FastWriter writeln(IntUnaryOperator f, int... xs) { return write(f, xs).writeln(); }
		public FastWriter writeln(LongUnaryOperator f, long... xs) { return write(f, xs).writeln(); }
		public FastWriter writeln(char[] line) { return write(line).writeln(); }
		public FastWriter writeln(char[]... map) { for(char[] line : map)write(line).writeln();return this; }
		public FastWriter writeln(String s) { return write(s).writeln(); }

		private void innerflush()
		{
			try {
				out.write(buf, 0, ptr);
				ptr = 0;
			} catch (IOException e) {
				throw new RuntimeException("innerflush");
			}
		}

		public void flush()
		{
			innerflush();
			try {
				out.flush();
			} catch (IOException e) {
				throw new RuntimeException("flush");
			}
		}

		public FastWriter print(byte b) { return write(b); }
		public FastWriter print(char c) { return write(c); }
		public FastWriter print(char[] s) { return write(s); }
		public FastWriter print(String s) { return write(s); }
		public FastWriter print(int x) { return write(x); }
		public FastWriter print(long x) { return write(x); }
		public FastWriter print(double x, int precision) { return write(x, precision); }
		public FastWriter println(char c){ return writeln(c); }
		public FastWriter println(int x){ return writeln(x); }
		public FastWriter println(long x){ return writeln(x); }
		public FastWriter println(double x, int precision){ return writeln(x, precision); }
		public FastWriter print(int... xs) { return write(xs); }
		public FastWriter print(long... xs) { return write(xs); }
		public FastWriter print(IntUnaryOperator f, int... xs) { return write(f, xs); }
		public FastWriter print(LongUnaryOperator f, long... xs) { return write(f, xs); }
		public FastWriter println(int... xs) { return writeln(xs); }
		public FastWriter println(long... xs) { return writeln(xs); }
		public FastWriter println(IntUnaryOperator f, int... xs) { return writeln(f, xs); }
		public FastWriter println(LongUnaryOperator f, long... xs) { return writeln(f, xs); }
		public FastWriter println(char[] line) { return writeln(line); }
		public FastWriter println(char[]... map) { return writeln(map); }
		public FastWriter println(String s) { return writeln(s); }
		public FastWriter println() { return writeln(); }
	}

	public static void trnz(int... o)
	{
		for(int i = 0;i < o.length;i++)if(o[i] != 0)System.out.print(i+":"+o[i]+" ");
		System.out.println();
	}

	// print ids which are 1
	public static void trt(long... o)
	{
		Queue<Integer> stands = new ArrayDeque<>();
		for(int i = 0;i < o.length;i++){
			for(long x = o[i];x != 0;x &= x-1)stands.add(i<<6|Long.numberOfTrailingZeros(x));
		}
		System.out.println(stands);
	}

	public static void tf(boolean... r)
	{
		for(boolean x : r)System.out.print(x?'#':'.');
		System.out.println();
	}

	public static void tf(boolean[]... b)
	{
		for(boolean[] r : b) {
			for(boolean x : r)System.out.print(x?'#':'.');
			System.out.println();
		}
		System.out.println();
	}

	public void tf(long[]... b)
	{
		if(INPUT.length() != 0) {
			for (long[] r : b) {
				for (long x : r) {
					for (int i = 0; i < 64; i++) {
						System.out.print(x << ~i < 0 ? '#' : '.');
					}
				}
				System.out.println();
			}
			System.out.println();
		}
	}

	public void tf(long... b)
	{
		if(INPUT.length() != 0) {
			for (long x : b) {
				for (int i = 0; i < 64; i++) {
					System.out.print(x << ~i < 0 ? '#' : '.');
				}
			}
			System.out.println();
		}
	}

	private void tr(Object... o) { if(INPUT.length() != 0)System.out.println(Arrays.deepToString(o)); }
}