#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int a, b;
int main(){
cin >> a >> b;
if(a == b){
cout << abs(a) << endl;
}
else{
if(a >= 0 && b >= 0){
cout << max(a, b) << endl;
}
else{
cout << min(abs(a), abs(b)) * 2 + max(abs(a), abs(b));
}
}
return 0;
}
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