#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int dx[4] = {0, -1, 0, 1};
int dy[4] = {1, 0, -1, 0};
int comp[4001][4001];
char arr[4001][4001];
int n, m;
bool check (int i, int j) {
return (i >= 1 && i <= n && j >= 1 && j <= m && arr[i][j] != '.');
}
void dfs (int i, int j) {
for (int l = 0; l < 4; l++) {
if (check(i + dx[l], j + dy[l]) && comp[i + dx[l]][j + dy[l]] == 0 && arr[i + dx[l]][j + dy[l]] == arr[i][j]) {
comp[i + dx[l]][j + dy[l]] = comp[i][j];
dfs(i + dx[l], j + dy[l]);
}
}
}
queue <int> adj[16000001];
bool vis[16000001];
signed main () {
ios::sync_with_stdio(0); cin.tie(0);
memset(vis, false, sizeof(vis));
cin >> n >> m; for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) for (int j = 1; j <= m; j++) cin >> arr[i][j];
int c = 0;
for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
for (int j = 1; j <= m; j++) {
if (comp[i][j] == 0 && arr[i][j] != '.') {
c++;
comp[i][j] = c;
dfs(i, j);
}
}
}
for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
for (int j = 1; j <= m; j++) {
if (arr[i][j] == '.') continue;
for (int l = 0; l < 4; l++) {
if (check(i + dx[l], j + dy[l])) {
if (comp[i + dx[l]][j + dy[l]] != comp[i][j]) {
adj[comp[i][j]].push(comp[i + dx[l]][j + dy[l]]);
adj[comp[i + dx[l]][j + dy[l]]].push(comp[i][j]);
}
}
}
}
}
queue <int> cur;
cur.push(comp[1][1]); vis[comp[1][1]] = 1;
int cnt = 1;
int ans = 0;
while (!cur.empty()) {
auto u = cur.size(); while (u--) {
int k = cur.front(); cur.pop();
ans = cnt;
while (!adj[k].empty()) {
int j = adj[k].front();
adj[k].pop();
if (!vis[j]) {
vis[j] = 1; cur.push(j);
}
}
}
cnt++;
}
cout << ans << '\n';
}
