#include <algorithm>
#include <array>
#include <bitset>
#include <cassert>
#include <chrono>
#include <cmath>
#include <complex>
#include <deque>
#include <forward_list>
#include <fstream>
#include <functional>
#include <iomanip>
#include <ios>
#include <iostream>
#include <limits>
#include <list>
#include <map>
#include <numeric>
#include <queue>
#include <random>
#include <set>
#include <sstream>
#include <stack>
#include <string>
#include <tuple>
#include <type_traits>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <unordered_set>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
using lint = long long;
using pint = pair<int, int>;
using plint = pair<lint, lint>;
struct fast_ios { fast_ios(){ cin.tie(nullptr), ios::sync_with_stdio(false), cout << fixed << setprecision(20); }; } fast_ios_;
#define ALL(x) (x).begin(), (x).end()
#define FOR(i, begin, end) for(int i=(begin),i##_end_=(end);i<i##_end_;i++)
#define IFOR(i, begin, end) for(int i=(end)-1,i##_begin_=(begin);i>=i##_begin_;i--)
#define REP(i, n) FOR(i,0,n)
#define IREP(i, n) IFOR(i,0,n)
template <typename T, typename V>
void ndarray(vector<T>& vec, const V& val, int len) { vec.assign(len, val); }
template <typename T, typename V, typename... Args> void ndarray(vector<T>& vec, const V& val, int len, Args... args) { vec.resize(len), for_each(begin(vec), end(vec), [&](T& v) { ndarray(v, val, args...); }); }
template <typename T> bool chmax(T &m, const T q) { return m < q ? (m = q, true) : false; }
template <typename T> bool chmin(T &m, const T q) { return m > q ? (m = q, true) : false; }
int floor_lg(long long x) { return x <= 0 ? -1 : 63 - __builtin_clzll(x); }
template <class T1, class T2> std::pair<T1, T2> operator+(const std::pair<T1, T2> &l, const std::pair<T1, T2> &r) { return std::make_pair(l.first + r.first, l.second + r.second); }
template <class T1, class T2> std::pair<T1, T2> operator-(const std::pair<T1, T2> &l, const std::pair<T1, T2> &r) { return std::make_pair(l.first - r.first, l.second - r.second); }
template <class T> std::vector<T> sort_unique(std::vector<T> vec) { sort(vec.begin(), vec.end()), vec.erase(unique(vec.begin(), vec.end()), vec.end()); return vec; }
template <class T> int arglb(const std::vector<T> &v, const T &x) { return std::distance(v.begin(), std::lower_bound(v.begin(), v.end(), x)); }
template <class T> int argub(const std::vector<T> &v, const T &x) { return std::distance(v.begin(), std::upper_bound(v.begin(), v.end(), x)); }
template <class IStream, class T> IStream &operator>>(IStream &is, std::vector<T> &vec) { for (auto &v : vec) is >> v; return is; }

template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::vector<T> &vec);
template <class OStream, class T, size_t sz> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::array<T, sz> &arr);
template <class OStream, class T, class TH> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::unordered_set<T, TH> &vec);
template <class OStream, class T, class U> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const pair<T, U> &pa);
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::deque<T> &vec);
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::set<T> &vec);
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::multiset<T> &vec);
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::unordered_multiset<T> &vec);
template <class OStream, class T, class U> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::pair<T, U> &pa);
template <class OStream, class TK, class TV> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::map<TK, TV> &mp);
template <class OStream, class TK, class TV, class TH> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::unordered_map<TK, TV, TH> &mp);
template <class OStream, class... T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::tuple<T...> &tpl);

template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::vector<T> &vec) { os << '['; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ','; os << ']'; return os; }
template <class OStream, class T, size_t sz> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::array<T, sz> &arr) { os << '['; for (auto v : arr) os << v << ','; os << ']'; return os; }
#if __cplusplus >= 201703L
template <class... T> std::istream &operator>>(std::istream &is, std::tuple<T...> &tpl) { std::apply([&is](auto &&... args) { ((is >> args), ...);}, tpl); return is; }
template <class OStream, class... T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::tuple<T...> &tpl) { os << '('; std::apply([&os](auto &&... args) { ((os << args << ','), ...);}, tpl); return os << ')'; }
#endif
template <class OStream, class T, class TH> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::unordered_set<T, TH> &vec) { os << '{'; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ','; os << '}'; return os; }
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::deque<T> &vec) { os << "deq["; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ','; os << ']'; return os; }
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::set<T> &vec) { os << '{'; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ','; os << '}'; return os; }
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::multiset<T> &vec) { os << '{'; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ','; os << '}'; return os; }
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::unordered_multiset<T> &vec) { os << '{'; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ','; os << '}'; return os; }
template <class OStream, class T, class U> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::pair<T, U> &pa) { return os << '(' << pa.first << ',' << pa.second << ')'; }
template <class OStream, class TK, class TV> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::map<TK, TV> &mp) { os << '{'; for (auto v : mp) os << v.first << "=>" << v.second << ','; os << '}'; return os; }
template <class OStream, class TK, class TV, class TH> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::unordered_map<TK, TV, TH> &mp) { os << '{'; for (auto v : mp) os << v.first << "=>" << v.second << ','; os << '}'; return os; }
#ifdef HITONANODE_LOCAL
const string COLOR_RESET = "\033[0m", BRIGHT_GREEN = "\033[1;32m", BRIGHT_RED = "\033[1;31m", BRIGHT_CYAN = "\033[1;36m", NORMAL_CROSSED = "\033[0;9;37m", RED_BACKGROUND = "\033[1;41m", NORMAL_FAINT = "\033[0;2m";
#define dbg(x) std::cerr << BRIGHT_CYAN << #x << COLOR_RESET << " = " << (x) << NORMAL_FAINT << " (L" << __LINE__ << ") " << __FILE__ << COLOR_RESET << std::endl
#define dbgif(cond, x) ((cond) ? std::cerr << BRIGHT_CYAN << #x << COLOR_RESET << " = " << (x) << NORMAL_FAINT << " (L" << __LINE__ << ") " << __FILE__ << COLOR_RESET << std::endl : std::cerr)
#else
#define dbg(x) ((void)0)
#define dbgif(cond, x) ((void)0)
#endif


int main() {
    int H, W;
    cin >> H >> W;
    int sx, sy, gx, gy;
    cin >> sx >> sy >> gx >> gy;
    --sx, --sy, --gx, --gy;
    vector<string> S(H);
    cin >> S;
    dbg(S);
    vector next_b(H, vector<int>(W, -1));
    REP(h, H) REP(w, W) {
        if (h) chmax(next_b.at(h).at(w), next_b.at(h - 1).at(w));
        if (S.at(h).at(w) == '.') next_b.at(h).at(w) = h;
    }

    dbg(next_b);

    int ret = 0;
    vector<int> dp(W);

    FOR(j, 1, H) {
        vector<int> idx;
        REP(i, W) {
            idx.push_back(i);
        }

        while (idx.size()) {
            int i = idx.back();
            idx.pop_back();

            int E = max(j - 1 - dp[i], 0);
            int hlim = min(H - 1, dp[i] + 1 + E / 2);

            if (i) {
                if (chmax(dp[i - 1], next_b[hlim][i - 1])) idx.push_back(i - 1);
            }
            if (i + 1 < W) {
                if (chmax(dp[i + 1], next_b[hlim][i + 1])) idx.push_back(i + 1);
            }
        }

        if (count(ALL(dp), j) == 0) {
            ++ret;
            bool found = false;
            REP(i, W) {
                if (S.at(j).at(i) == '.') {
                    dp.at(i) = j, found = true;
                } else {
                    dp.at(i) = 0;
                }

                if (!found) {
                    puts("-1");
                    return 0;
                }
            }
        }

        REP(i, W) {
            if (dp[i] != j) dp[i] = 0;
        }
    }

    if (dp.at(gy) != gx) ++ret;
    cout << ret << endl;
}