Replace

AtCoder
IDabc261_g
Time2000ms
Memory256MB
Difficulty
You are given two strings $S$ and $T$ consisting of lowercase English letters. Takahashi starts with the string $S$. He can perform $K$ kinds of operations any number of times in any order. The $i$\-th operation is the following: > Pay a cost of $1$. Then, if the current string contains the **character** $C_i$, choose one of its occurrences and replace it with the **string** $A_i$. Otherwise, do nothing. Find the minimum total cost needed to make the string equal $T$. If it is impossible to do so, print $-1$. ## Constraints * $1\leq |S|\leq |T|\leq 50$ * $1\leq K\leq 50$ * $C_i$ is `a`, `b`,$\ldots$, or `z`. * $1\leq |A_i|\leq 50$ * $S$, $T$, and $A_i$ are strings consisting of lowercase English letters. * $C_i\neq A_i$, regarding $C_i$ as a string of length $1$. * All pairs $(C_i,A_i)$ are distinct. ## Input Input is given from Standard Input in the following format: $S$ $T$ $K$ $C_1$ $A_1$ $C_2$ $A_2$ $\vdots$ $C_K$ $A_K$ [samples]
Samples
Input #1
ab
cbca
3
a b
b ca
a efg
Output #1
4

Starting with $S=$`ab`, Takahashi can make $T=$`cbca` in four operations as follows:

*   Replace the $1$\-st character `a` in `ab` with `b` (Operation of the $1$\-st kind). The string is now `bb`.
*   Replace the $2$\-nd character `b` in `bb` with `ca` (Operation of the $2$\-nd kind). The string is now `bca`.
*   Replace the $1$\-st character `b` in `bca` with `ca` (Operation of the $2$\-nd kind). The string is now `caca`.
*   Replace the $2$\-nd character `a` in `caca` with `b` (Operation of the $1$\-st kind). The string is now `cbca`.

Each operation incurs a cost of $1$, for a total of $4$, which is the minimum possible.
Input #2
a
aaaaa
2
a aa
a aaa
Output #2
2

Two operations `a` $\to$ `aaa` $\to$ `aaaaa` incur a cost of $2$, which is the minimum possible.
Input #3
a
z
1
a abc
Output #3
\-1

No sequence of operations makes $T=$`z` from $S=$`a`.
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