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f = open("input");
#f = open("testinput");

'''
test1 = ord("a") - ord("A");
test2 = ord("b") - ord("B");
test3 = ord("c") - ord("C");

print(test1, "  ",test2, "  ",test3, "  ")

'''

cdiff = 32;

def polymer_d(a,b):
	return (cdiff == abs(ord(a) - ord(b)));
'''
def polymer_strip(inp):
	is_poly = True;
	while is_poly:
		is_poly = False;
		sub = "";
		for x in range(2,len(inp)):
			
			x1 = inp[x-2];
			x2 = inp[x-1];
			if polymer_d(x1,x2):
				inp = sub + inp[x:];
				is_poly = True;
				break;
			else:
				sub += x1;	
	return inp;
'''
def polymer_strip(inp):
	is_poly = True;
	while is_poly:
		is_poly = False;
		for x in range(1,len(inp)):
			x1 = inp[x-1];
			x2 = inp[x];
			if polymer_d(x1,x2):
				#print((x1+x2));
				inp = inp.replace((x1+x2),"");
				#myinput = myinput[
				is_poly = True;
				break;
	return inp;
		#is_poly = False;

myinput = f.read();

#print("A", ord("A"), "Z", ord("Z"));

inp_max = 999999;
inp_c = "";

for c in range(ord("A"),ord("Z")+1,1):
	#print(chr(c));
	subinput = myinput;
	subinput = subinput.replace(chr(c),"");
	subinput = subinput.replace(chr(c+cdiff),"");
	subinput = polymer_strip(subinput);
	if (len(subinput) < inp_max):
		inp_max = len(subinput);
		inp_c = c;

print("part 2 ",inp_max -1);

#again, needed minus 1 on answer
#not sure why is that but it works