N = int(input())
A = sorted(list(map(int, input().split())))
Ac = [0] * (N + 1)
for i in range(N):
    Ac[i + 1] = Ac[i] + A[i]
    
inf = 10 ** 18
ans = inf
for i in range(N-1):
    m1 = i//2
    m2 = i + (N - i)//2   
    if A[m1] == A[m2]:
        continue
    v1 = Ac[i + 1] - Ac[m1 + 1] * 2 + A[m1] * (1 - i%2)
    v2 = Ac[N] - Ac[m2 + 1] * 2 + Ac[i + 1] + A[m2] * (1- (N - i)%2)
    # print("test",i, m1, m2, v1, v2)
    ans = min(ans, v1 + v2)
print(ans) if ans != inf else print(1)