Create a matrix of a given size with sequential elements spiraling inward.
For matrix height m and width n, the output should be an m-by-n matrix with elements ranging from from 1 to m*n in a rectangular spiral pattern with 1 in position (1,1) and the first 'leg' of the spiral progressing down the first column, i.e., the left column of the output has elements 1:m.
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