[Problem Statement](http://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/data.cms.ioi-jp.org/open-2016/2016-open-skyscraper-en.pdf)↵
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Abridged Problem Statement : Given $a_1, a_2, ..., a_n$, find the number of permutations of these numbers such that $|a_1 - a_2| + |a_2 - a_3| + ... + |a_{n - 1} + a_{n}| \le L$ where $L$ is a given integer.↵
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The [editorial](http://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/data.cms.ioi-jp.org/open-2016/2016-open-skyscraper-sol-en.pdf) given isveryquite brief and the sample code is nearly unreadable. I have no idea how theyo do the dp. ↵
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Can anyone explain the solution? Thanks.
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Abridged Problem Statement : Given $a_1, a_2, ..., a_n$, find the number of permutations of these numbers such that $|a_1 - a_2| + |a_2 - a_3| + ... + |a_{n - 1} + a_{n}| \le L$ where $L$ is a given integer.↵
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The [editorial](http://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/data.cms.ioi-jp.org/open-2016/2016-open-skyscraper-sol-en.pdf) given is
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Can anyone explain the solution? Thanks.