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Maze Shortcut Finder

You are given a maze as a 2D grid filled with '0's (path) and '1's (walls). You can teleport from any '0' to any other '0' in a single move. Write a program to determine the minimum number of moves required to reach the exit ('E') from the start ('S'). If unreachable, print -1. Input Format: - The first line contains two integers, M (rows) and N (columns). - The next M lines contain the maze representation. Output Format: - Print the minimum number of moves to reach 'E' or -1 if unreachable. Example: Input: 3 3 S01 001 1E1 Output: 2

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