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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+
+
+def string_store(word: str) -> int:
+    """
+    Calculates the score of a given word based on the absolute difference
+    between ASCII values of consecutive characters.
+
+    Args:
+        word (str): The input word.
+
+    Returns:
+        int: The score of the word.
+    """
+
+    score = 0
+
+    # Convert the string to a list of ASCII values
+    ascii_values = [ord(char) for char in word]
+
+    # Calculate the score
+    for pos in range(len(ascii_values)-1):
+        score += abs(ascii_values[pos] - ascii_values[pos+1])
+
+    return score
+
+
+def main():
+    result = string_store(sys.argv[1])
+    print(result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()