#include<bits/stdc++.h>
#include<atcoder/all>

using namespace std;
using int64 = long long;
const int mod = 1e9 + 7;
// const int mod = 998244353;

const int64 infll = (1LL << 62) - 1;
const int inf = (1 << 30) - 1;

struct IoSetup {
  IoSetup() {
    cin.tie(nullptr);
    ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
    cout << fixed << setprecision(10);
    cerr << fixed << setprecision(10);
  }
} iosetup;


template< typename T1, typename T2 >
ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const pair< T1, T2 > &p) {
  os << p.first << " " << p.second;
  return os;
}

template< typename T1, typename T2 >
istream &operator>>(istream &is, pair< T1, T2 > &p) {
  is >> p.first >> p.second;
  return is;
}

template< typename T >
ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const vector< T > &v) {
  for(int i = 0; i < (int) v.size(); i++) {
    os << v[i] << (i + 1 != v.size() ? " " : "");
  }
  return os;
}

template< typename T >
istream &operator>>(istream &is, vector< T > &v) {
  for(T &in: v) is >> in;
  return is;
}

template< typename T1, typename T2 >
inline bool chmax(T1 &a, T2 b) { return a < b && (a = b, true); }

template< typename T1, typename T2 >
inline bool chmin(T1 &a, T2 b) { return a > b && (a = b, true); }

template< typename T = int64 >
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);
}

template< typename F >
struct FixPoint : F {
  FixPoint(F &&f) : F(forward< F >(f)) {}

  template< typename... Args >
  decltype(auto) operator()(Args &&... args) const {
    return F::operator()(*this, forward< Args >(args)...);
  }
};

template< typename F >
inline decltype(auto) MFP(F &&f) {
  return FixPoint< F >{forward< F >(f)};
}

using mint = atcoder::modint1000000007;

int main() {
  int H, W;
  cin >> H >> W;
  vector< string > S(H);
  cin >> S;
  auto dp = make_v< mint >(H, W, H);
  auto v = make_v< int >(H, W, H);
  auto rec = MFP([&](auto rec, int a, int b, int c, int d) -> mint {
    if(a >= H or b >= W or c < 0 or d < 0) return 0;
    if(S[a][b] != S[c][d]) return 0;
    if(a == c and b == d) return 1;
    if(v[a][b][c]) return dp[a][b][c];
    v[a][b][c] = 1;
    return dp[a][b][c] = rec(a + 1, b, c - 1, d) + rec(a + 1, b, c, d - 1) + rec(a, b + 1, c - 1, d) + rec(a, b + 1, c, d - 1);
  });
  cout << rec(0, 0, H - 1, W - 1).val() << "\n";
}