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#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
const int N=1e5+10;
int read();
struct Node{
int maxx,minn,left,right;
}t[N];
int n,v[N];
void pushup(int k)
{
t[k].maxx=max(t[k<<1].maxx,t[k<<1|1].maxx);
t[k].minn=min(t[k<<1].minn,t[k<<1|1].minn);
}
void build(int k,int l,int r)
{
t[k].left=l; t[k].right=r;
if(l==r)
{
t[k].maxx=t[k].minn=v[l];
return;
}
int mid=l+r>>1;
build(k<<1,l,mid); build(k<<1|1,mid+1,r);
pushup(k);
}
int main()
{
n=read();
for(int i=1;i<=n;i++) v[i]=read();
build(1,1,n);
printf("%d",t[1].maxx-t[2].minn);
return 0;
}
int read()
{
int x=0,f=1; char ch=getchar();
while(ch<'0' || ch>'9')
{
if(ch=='-') f=-1;
ch=getchar();
}
while(ch>='0' && ch<='9')
{
x=(x<<1)+(x<<3)+(ch^48);
ch=getchar();
}
return x*f;
}