Mock CCC '18 Contest 3 J3/S1 - A String Problem

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Points: 5 (partial)
Time limit: 1.0s
Memory limit: 1G

Problem type

Given a string, determine the minimum number of characters that need to be deleted such that there are only one or two distinct letters remaining.

Constraints

1N100

The string only consists of lowercase letters.

Input Specification

The input consists of a single string of length N.

Output Specification

Print, on a single line, the minimum number of characters to be deleted.

Sample Input 1

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abc

Sample Output 1

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1

Sample Input 2

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aab

Sample Output 2

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0

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