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+"""
+Generate a square spiral matrix.
+
+The matrix is filled with natural numbers starting at 1 in the top-left
+corner and increasing in an inward, clockwise spiral order.
+
+This module exposes a public function to build the spiral and some
+internal helpers used to track direction and position.
+"""
+
+DIRECTIONS: dict = {
+    "right": {"row": 0, "col": 1, "next_direction": "down"},
+    "left": {"row": 0, "col": -1, "next_direction": "up"},
+    "up": {"row": -1, "col": 0, "next_direction": "right"},
+    "down": {"row": 1, "col": 0, "next_direction": "left"},
+}
+
+
+def spiral_matrix(size: int) -> list[list[int]]:
+    """
+    Build a square matrix filled in clockwise spiral order.
+
+    :param size: The dimension of the square matrix to generate. Must be a
+                 non-negative integer. A size of 0 returns an empty list.
+    :return: A two-dimensional list representing the spiral matrix of shape
+            ``size x size``. Each cell contains a natural number starting at
+            1 and increasing as the spiral proceeds clockwise inward.
+    """
+    # Set initial data
+    result: list = [[0] * size for _ in range(size)]
+    num: int = 1
+    max_num: int = size * size
+    direction: str = "right"
+    x_y: list[int] = [0, 0]
+
+    # Create a square matrix
+    while num <= max_num:
+        result[x_y[0]][x_y[1]] = num
+        direction = _set_direction(direction, result, x_y, size)
+        x_y[0] += DIRECTIONS[direction]["row"]
+        x_y[1] += DIRECTIONS[direction]["col"]
+        num += 1
+
+    return result
+
+
+def _set_direction(
+    direction: str, result: list[list[int]], x_y: list[int], size: int
+) -> str:
+    """
+    Determine the next movement direction based on bounds and visited cells.
+
+    :param direction: next direction, one of {"right", "left", "up", "down"}.
+    :param result: The current matrix being filled.
+    :param x_y: Current coordinates as [row, col].
+    :param size: Dimension of the square matrix.
+    :return: The direction to move next so that the spiral proceeds without
+             leaving bounds or revisiting filled cells.
+    """
+    row, col = x_y
+    if direction == "right" and not (
+        col + 1 < size and result[row][col + 1] == 0
+    ):
+        direction = DIRECTIONS[direction]["next_direction"]
+    elif direction == "down" and not (
+        row + 1 < size and result[row + 1][col] == 0
+    ):
+        direction = DIRECTIONS[direction]["next_direction"]
+    elif direction == "up" and not (
+        row - 1 >= 0 and result[row - 1][col] == 0
+    ):
+        direction = DIRECTIONS[direction]["next_direction"]
+    elif direction == "left" and not (
+        col - 1 >= 0 and result[row][col - 1] == 0
+    ):
+        direction = DIRECTIONS[direction]["next_direction"]
+
+    return direction