const INF: isize = 1isize << 60;

fn main() {
    let mut n = String::new();
    std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut n).ok();
    let n: usize = n.trim().parse().unwrap();
    let mut y = String::new();
    std::io::stdin().read_line(&mut y).ok();
    let mut y: Vec<isize> = y.trim().split_whitespace().map(|s| s.parse().unwrap()).collect();

    y.sort();
    if n <= 3 {
        println!("{}", y[n-1] - y[0]);
        return;
    }
    let base = y[n-1] - y[n-2] + y[1] - y[0];
    let mut dp = vec![INF; n-3];
    dp[0] = base;
    for i in 0..dp.len()-1 {
        let idx = i+2;
        // join to left
        dp[i+1] = dp[i+1].min(dp[i] + y[idx] - y[idx-1]);
        // join to right
        let nidx = (i+2).min(dp.len()-1);
        dp[nidx] = dp[nidx].min(dp[i] + y[idx+1] - y[idx]);
    }
    println!("{}", dp[n-4]);
}