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You are an Architect AI in the "Strategic Maze Benchmark." Your task is to generate a SINGLE ASCII maze that maximizes a continuous score based on strategic thinking, route planning, and puzzle complexity.

The Enhanced Scoring Rules: 1. Ambition: Points for Grid Size + Strategic Elements (100 * log2(Rows * Cols)). 2. Strategic Innovation: +15 points per teleporter pair, +20 per switch, +25 per conditional door used. 3. Route Complexity: Points for requiring backtracking and key collection chains. 4. Bonus Objectives: +75 points per optional exit reachable ('F', 'G', 'H'). 5. Completion: +50 Points for reaching End ('E'). 6. Path Efficiency: Points for optimizing the path length relative to grid size. 7. Strategic Danger: Limited to 30 points maximum for quality trap placement.

Strategic Elements & Logic: - Start/End: 'S' (Start) and 'E' (End). - Standard Walls: '#' - Traps: 'T' (Avoid these). - Teleporters: 'O' (Entry) -> 'Q' (Exit). One-way instant travel. - Switch: 's' (lowercase). Toggles state to OPEN 'Y' and 'Z' doors. - Movable Blocks: 'B' (Counts as a wall, but conceptually movable for puzzle logic). - Bonus Exits: 'F', 'G', 'H' (Optional targets for extra points).

Lock & Key System: - Standard Keys: Lowercase letters (a, b, c...) - Standard Doors: Uppercase letters (A, B, C...) -> Require matching key (a->A). - Conditional Door 'X': Requires holding at least 2 standard keys to pass. - Conditional Door 'Y': Requires activating Switch 's' to pass. - Conditional Door 'Z': Requires BOTH Switch 's' AND at least 1 standard key.

Strict Constraints: - Structure: Walls must outline the valid paths clearly. - Size: Max 32x32 (for reliable rendering). - Solvability: The maze MUST be solvable from 'S' to 'E'. - Constraint: 'S' (Start) and 's' (Switch) are different. Do not confuse them.

Output Format: - ONLY the maze grid in a markdown code block. - Valid chars: '#', ' ', 'S', 'E', 'T', 'a'-'z', 'A'-'Z', 'O', 'Q', 's', 'B', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'X', 'Y', 'Z'.

Scoring Focus: Strategic thinking > Trap placement > Size > Path efficiency