def daione(n):
t = 0
if(len(set(n))==2):
t=[n.count(x) for x in set(n)]
if 3 in t:
return 1
return 0
n = int(input())
a = list(map(int,input().split()))
i=0
count =0
while i < n-3:
t=[a[i],a[i+1],a[i+2],a[i+3]]
if daione(t):
i+=4
count+=1
else :
i+=1
print(count)