#include<iostream>
#include<vector>
#include<algorithm>
#include<cctype>
#include<utility>
#include<string>
#include<cmath>
#include<cstring>
#include<queue>
#include<map>

#define REP(i, n) for(int i = 0;i < n;i++)
#define REPR(i, n) for(int i = n;i >= 0;i--)
#define FOR(i, m, n) for(int i = m;i < n;i++)
#define FORR(i, m, n) for(int i = m;i >= n;i--)
#define SORT(v, n) sort(v, v+n);
#define VSORT(v) sort(v.begin(), v.end());
#define llong long long
#define pb(a) push_back(a)
using namespace std;
typedef pair<int, int> P;
typedef pair<llong, llong> LP;
typedef pair<int, P> PP;
typedef pair<llong, LP> LPP;
typedef long long int ll;

template<typename T>
vector<T> make_v(size_t a) { return vector<T>(a); }
template<typename T, typename... Ts>
auto make_v(size_t a, Ts... ts) {
	return vector<decltype(make_v<T>(ts...))>(a, make_v<T>(ts...));
}
template<typename T, typename V>
typename enable_if<is_class<T>::value == 0>::type
fill_v(T& t, const V& v) { t = v; }
template<typename T, typename V>
typename enable_if<is_class<T>::value != 0>::type
fill_v(T& t, const V& v) {
	for (auto& e : t) fill_v(e, v);
}


#define ARRAY_MAX 100005
const int INF = 1e9 + 7;


int main() {

	int n;
	cin >> n;
	string s;
	cin >> s;
	string t = s;

	int i = 0;
	int cnt = 0;
	while (i < n)
	{
		if (s[i] == '#')
		{
			i++;
			while (s[i] == '.' && i < n)
			{
				cnt++;
				i++;
			}
		}
		else
		{
			i++;
		}
	}

	cout << cnt << endl;
}

