#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

using ll = long long;

#define CIN( LL , A ) LL A; cin >> A 
#define FOR( VAR , INITIAL , FINAL_PLUS_ONE ) for( int VAR = INITIAL ; VAR < FINAL_PLUS_ONE ; VAR ++ ) 
#define RETURN( ANSWER ) cout << ( ANSWER ) << "\n"; return 0 

constexpr const ll A = 3000;

int main(){
  CIN( ll , H );
  CIN( ll , W );
  string S[A];
  FOR( i , 0 , H ){
    cin >> S[i];
  }
  vector<ll> i{};
  vector<ll> j{};
  vector<ll> i_prev{};
  i_prev.push_back( 0 );
  cout << S[0].substr( 0 , 1 );
  ll H_m = H - 1;
  ll W_m = W - 1;
  ll L = H + W_m;
  FOR( sum , 1 , L ){
    ll size = i_prev.size();
    bool b[A] = {};
    FOR( k , 0 , size ){
      ll& i_prev_k = i_prev[k];
      ll i_prev_k_p = i_prev_k + 1;
      b[i_prev_k] = i_prev_k <= H_m && sum - i_prev_k <= W_m;
      b[i_prev_k_p] = i_prev_k_p <= H_m && sum - i_prev_k_p <= W_m;
    }
    string s_min = "z";
    FOR( i_curr , 0 , H ){
      if( b[i_curr] ){
	ll j_curr = sum - i_curr;
	string s_curr = S[i_curr].substr( j_curr , 1 );
	if( s_min == s_curr ){
	  i.push_back( i_curr );
	} else if( s_min > s_curr ){
	  s_min = s_curr;
	  i.clear();
	  i.push_back( i_curr );
	}
      }
    }
    cout << s_min;
    i_prev = i;
    i.clear();
  }
  RETURN( "" );
}