You are an employee at the Benelux Aquarium for Piranhas and Catfish. The aquarium is hoping to expand its meagre selection of aquatic life, but lacks the funds to do so. You have been tasked to help promote the aquarium by taking photos of the two exhibits. Taking the first photo went swimmingly, because the catfish were very cooperative. For the piranhas, you have an arrangement of piranhas in mind that will look great on the photo. However, the only way to get the piranhas to move is by recklessly sticking your finger into the water to lure the piranhas. Your goal is to move the piranhas to the desired positions as quickly as possible without losing your finger in the process.

    The piranha exhibit can be divided into positions  from left to right. The exhibit contains  piranhas and every position is occupied by at most one piranha. You can stick your finger into any unoccupied position. This will lure the nearest piranha to the left of your finger and the nearest piranha to the right of your finger. These piranhas will swim towards your finger, moving forward one position per second. All other piranhas simply stay in place. A piranha will bite your finger if it reaches the same position, so you must pull your finger away before this happens. Pulling your finger away and sticking it into a different position does not take any time.