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import sys
from math import sqrt, pi, sin, factorial, ceil, floor
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
# sys.setrecursionlimit(10**7)
BLANK = " "
# inp = input
inp = lambda : sys.stdin.readline().rstrip()
mii = lambda x = BLANK : [*map(int,inp().split(x))]
mfi = lambda x = BLANK : [*map(float,inp().split(x))]
ii = lambda : int(inp())
fi = lambda : float(inp())
p = print
def solve():
l, r = mii()
cnt = 0
for k in range(1, 10):
i = k
while i <= r:
if i >= l:
cnt += 1
i = i * 10 + k
p(cnt)
if __name__ == "__main__":
tc = 1
for t in range(1, tc+1):
ret = solve()