#line 1 "test/yuki/yuki_1077.test.cpp"
#define PROBLEM "https://yukicoder.me/problems/no/1077"

#line 1 "template/template.hpp"
#include <algorithm>
#include <bit>
#include <bitset>
#include <cassert>
#include <chrono>
#include <climits>
#include <cmath>
#include <complex>
#include <cstddef>
#include <cstdint>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstring>
#include <functional>
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
#include <limits>
#include <map>
#include <memory>
#include <numbers>
#include <numeric>
#include <optional>
#include <queue>
#include <random>
#include <ranges>
#include <set>
#include <stack>
#include <string>
#include <tuple>
#include <type_traits>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <unordered_set>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>

#define rep(i, a, n) for (int i = (int)(a); i < (int)(n); i++)
#define rrep(i, a, n) for (int i = ((int)(n)-1); i >= (int)(a); i--)
#define Rep(i, a, n) for (i64 i = (i64)(a); i < (i64)(n); i++)
#define RRep(i, a, n) for (i64 i = ((i64)(n)-i64(1)); i >= (i64)(a); i--)
#define all(v) (v).begin(), (v).end()
#define rall(v) (v).rbegin(), (v).rend()

#line 2 "template/debug_template.hpp"

#line 4 "template/debug_template.hpp"

namespace ebi {

#ifdef LOCAL
#define debug(...)                                                      \
    std::cerr << "LINE: " << __LINE__ << "  [" << #__VA_ARGS__ << "]:", \
        debug_out(__VA_ARGS__)
#else
#define debug(...)
#endif

void debug_out() {
    std::cerr << std::endl;
}

template <typename Head, typename... Tail> void debug_out(Head h, Tail... t) {
    std::cerr << " " << h;
    if (sizeof...(t) > 0) std::cerr << " :";
    debug_out(t...);
}

}  // namespace ebi
#line 2 "template/int_alias.hpp"

#line 4 "template/int_alias.hpp"

namespace ebi {

using std::size_t;
using i8 = std::int8_t;
using u8 = std::uint8_t;
using i16 = std::int16_t;
using u16 = std::uint16_t;
using i32 = std::int32_t;
using u32 = std::uint32_t;
using i64 = std::int64_t;
using u64 = std::uint64_t;
using i128 = __int128_t;
using u128 = __uint128_t;

}  // namespace ebi
#line 2 "template/io.hpp"

#line 7 "template/io.hpp"

namespace ebi {

template <typename T1, typename T2>
std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, const std::pair<T1, T2> &pa) {
    return os << pa.first << " " << pa.second;
}

template <typename T1, typename T2>
std::istream &operator>>(std::istream &os, std::pair<T1, T2> &pa) {
    return os >> pa.first >> pa.second;
}

template <typename T>
std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, const std::vector<T> &vec) {
    for (std::size_t i = 0; i < vec.size(); i++)
        os << vec[i] << (i + 1 == vec.size() ? "" : " ");
    return os;
}

template <typename T>
std::istream &operator>>(std::istream &os, std::vector<T> &vec) {
    for (T &e : vec) std::cin >> e;
    return os;
}

template <typename T>
std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, const std::optional<T> &opt) {
    if (opt) {
        os << opt.value();
    } else {
        os << "invalid value";
    }
    return os;
}

void fast_io() {
    std::cout << std::fixed << std::setprecision(15);
    std::cin.tie(nullptr);
    std::ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
}

}  // namespace ebi
#line 2 "template/utility.hpp"

#line 5 "template/utility.hpp"

#line 7 "template/utility.hpp"

namespace ebi {

template <class T> inline bool chmin(T &a, T b) {
    if (a > b) {
        a = b;
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

template <class T> inline bool chmax(T &a, T b) {
    if (a < b) {
        a = b;
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

template <class T> T safe_ceil(T a, T b) {
    if (a % b == 0)
        return a / b;
    else if (a >= 0)
        return (a / b) + 1;
    else
        return -((-a) / b);
}

template <class T> T safe_floor(T a, T b) {
    if (a % b == 0)
        return a / b;
    else if (a >= 0)
        return a / b;
    else
        return -((-a) / b) - 1;
}

constexpr i64 LNF = std::numeric_limits<i64>::max() / 4;

constexpr int INF = std::numeric_limits<int>::max() / 2;

const std::vector<int> dy = {1, 0, -1, 0, 1, 1, -1, -1};
const std::vector<int> dx = {0, 1, 0, -1, 1, -1, 1, -1};

}  // namespace ebi
#line 2 "data_structure/slope_trick.hpp"

#line 6 "data_structure/slope_trick.hpp"

/*
    reference: https://maspypy.com/slope-trick-1-%e8%a7%a3%e8%aa%ac%e7%b7%a8
*/

namespace ebi {

template <class T> struct slope_trick {
  private:
    using Self = slope_trick<T>;

    void pop_L() {
        if (L.empty()) return;
        L.pop();
        return;
    }

    T top_L() const {
        if (L.empty()) return -INF;
        return L.top() + add_L;
    }

    void push_L(const T &a) {
        L.push(a - add_L);
        return;
    }

    void pop_R() {
        if (R.empty()) return;
        R.pop();
        return;
    }

    T top_R() const {
        if (R.empty()) return INF;
        return R.top() + add_R;
    }

    void push_R(const T &a) {
        R.push(a - add_R);
        return;
    }

    int size() {
        return L.size() + R.size();
    }

    void swap(Self &a, Self &b) {
        std::swap(a.min_f, b.min_f);
        std::swap(a.L, b.L);
        std::swap(a.R, b.R);
        std::swap(a.add_L, b.add_L);
        std::swap(a.add_R, b.add_R);
        return;
    }

  public:
    slope_trick() : min_f(0), add_L(0), add_R(0) {}

    T min() const {
        return min_f;
    }

    std::pair<T, T> argmin() const {
        return {top_L(), top_R()};
    }

    void add_all(const T &a) {
        min_f += a;
        return;
    }

    // add (x-a)_+
    void add_x_minus_a(const T &a) {
        min_f += std::max(T(0), top_L() - a);
        if (top_L() <= a) {
            push_R(a);
        } else {
            push_L(a);
            push_R(top_L());
            pop_L();
        }
        return;
    }

    // add (a-x)_+
    void add_a_minus_x(const T &a) {
        min_f += std::max(T(0), a - top_R());
        if (top_R() >= a) {
            push_L(a);
        } else {
            push_R(a);
            push_L(top_R());
            pop_R();
        }
        return;
    }

    // add |x-a|
    void add_abs(const T &a) {
        add_x_minus_a(a);
        add_a_minus_x(a);
        return;
    }

    void sliding_window_minimum(const T &a, const T &b) {
        assert(a <= b);
        add_L += a;
        add_R += b;
        return;
    }

    void shift(const T &a) {
        sliding_window_minimum(a, a);
    }

    void merge(Self &st) {
        if (st.size() > size()) {
            swap((*this), st);
        }
        min_f += st.min_f;
        while (!st.L.empty()) {
            add_a_minus_x(st.top_L());
            st.pop_L();
        }
        while (!st.R.empty()) {
            add_x_minus_a(st.top_R());
            st.pop_R();
        }
        return;
    }

    // __/
    void right_cumulative_min() {
        L = std::priority_queue<T>();
    }

    // \__
    void left_cumulative_min() {
        R = std::priority_queue<T, std::vector<T>, std::greater<T>>();
    }

  private:
    T min_f;
    std::priority_queue<T> L;
    std::priority_queue<T, std::vector<T>, std::greater<T>> R;
    T add_L, add_R;
    const T INF = std::numeric_limits<T>::max() / 4;
};

}  // namespace ebi
#line 5 "test/yuki/yuki_1077.test.cpp"

namespace ebi {

void main_() {
    int n;
    std::cin >> n;
    slope_trick<i64> st;
    rep(i,0,n) {
        i64 y;
        std::cin >> y;
        st.left_cumulative_min();
        st.add_abs(y);
    }
    std::cout << st.min() << '\n';
}

}  // namespace ebi

int main() {
    ebi::fast_io();
    int t = 1;
    // std::cin >> t;
    while (t--) {
        ebi::main_();
    }
    return 0;
}