#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
#define _SILENCE_CXX17_C_HEADER_DEPRECATION_WARNING

#include <bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

int main() {
    string S, T;
    cin >> S >> T;
    queue<string> Q;
    map<string, int> M;
    M[S] = 0;
    Q.push(S);
    for (; !Q.empty() && Q.front() != T; Q.pop()) {
        string s = Q.front();
        int step = M[s];
        int pos = s.find('*'), st = max(pos - 3, 0), ed = min(pos + 4, (int) s.size());
        for (size_t i = st; i < ed; i++)
            if (i != pos) {
                swap(s[i], s[pos]);
                if (M.count(s) == 0) {
                    M[s] = step + 1;
                    Q.push(s);
                }
                swap(s[i], s[pos]);
            }
    }
    cout << M[Q.front()];
    return 0;
}