import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.function.*;
import java.util.stream.*;

public class Main {
    static final int MOD = 998244353;
    static Map<Integer, Map<Integer, Map<Integer, Map<Integer, Integer>>>> dp = new HashMap<>();
    static char[][] field;
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        FastScanner sc = new FastScanner();
        int h = sc.nextInt();
        int w = sc.nextInt();
        field = new char[h][];
        for (int i = 0; i < h; i++) {
            field[i] = sc.next().toCharArray();
        }
        dp.put(0, new HashMap<>());
        dp.get(0).put(1, new HashMap<>());
        dp.get(0).get(1).put(1, new HashMap<>());
        dp.get(0).get(1).get(1).put(0, 1);
        System.out.println(dfw(h - 2, w - 1, h - 1, w - 2));
    }
    
    static int dfw(int a, int b, int c, int d) {
        if (a < 0 || b < 0 || c < 0 || d < 0 || (a == c && b == d) || field[a][b] == '#' || field[c][d] == '#') {
            return 0;
        }
        if (!dp.containsKey(a)) {
            dp.put(a, new HashMap<>());
        }
        if (!dp.get(a).containsKey(b)) {
            dp.get(a).put(b, new HashMap<>());
        }
        if (!dp.get(a).get(b).containsKey(c)) {
            dp.get(a).get(b).put(c, new HashMap<>());
        }
        if (!dp.get(a).get(b).get(c).containsKey(d)) {
            int ans = dfw(a - 1, b, c - 1, d);
            ans += dfw(a - 1, b, c, d - 1);
            ans %= MOD;
            ans += dfw(a, b - 1, c, d - 1);
            ans %= MOD;
            ans += dfw(a, b - 1, c - 1, d);
            ans %= MOD;
            dp.get(a).get(b).get(c).put(d, ans);
        }
        return dp.get(a).get(b).get(c).get(d);
    }
}

class FastScanner {
    private DataInputStream din;
    private byte[] buffer;
    private int bufferPointer, bytesRead;
    private static final int BUFFER_SIZE = 1 << 16; // 65,536 バイト

    public FastScanner() {
        din = new DataInputStream(System.in);
        buffer = new byte[BUFFER_SIZE];
        bufferPointer = bytesRead = 0;
    }

    private byte read() {
        try {
            if (bufferPointer == bytesRead) {
                bytesRead = din.read(buffer, 0, BUFFER_SIZE);
                if (bytesRead == -1) return -1;
                bufferPointer = 0;
            }
            return buffer[bufferPointer++];
        } catch (IOException e) {
            throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }
    }

    public String next() {
        byte b = read();
        // 空白文字を読み飛ばす
        while (isSpaceChar(b)) {
            b = read();
        }
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        while (!isSpaceChar(b)) {
            sb.append((char) b);
            b = read();
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }

    public int nextInt() {
        int ret = 0;
        byte c = read();
        while (isSpaceChar(c)) c = read();
        boolean neg = (c == '-');
        if (neg) c = read();
        do {
            ret = ret * 10 + c - '0';
            c = read();
        } while (!isSpaceChar(c));
        return neg ? -ret : ret;
    }

    public long nextLong() {
        long ret = 0;
        byte c = read();
        while (isSpaceChar(c)) c = read();
        boolean neg = (c == '-');
        if (neg) c = read();
        do {
            ret = ret * 10L + c - '0';
            c = read();
        } while (!isSpaceChar(c));
        return neg ? -ret : ret;
    }

    public double nextDouble() {
        double ret = 0, div = 1;
        byte c = read();
        while (isSpaceChar(c)) c = read();
        boolean neg = (c == '-');
        if (neg) c = read();
        do {
            ret = ret * 10 + c - '0';
            c = read();
        } while (!isSpaceChar(c) && c != '.');
        if (c == '.') {
            while (!isSpaceChar(c = read())) {
                ret += (c - '0') / (div *= 10);
            }
        }
        return neg ? -ret : ret;
    }

    private boolean isSpaceChar(byte c) {
        return c == ' ' || c == '\n' || c == '\r' || c == '\t' || c == -1;
    }

    public void close() {
        try {
            if (din != null) din.close();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }
    }
}