#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>
#include <string>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cmath>
#include <algorithm>
#include <vector>
#include <queue>
#include <map>
#define inf 0x3f3f3f3f
#define ll __int64
#define mod 1000000007
using namespace std;
struct node
{
int x,y,key,cnt;
}now,tmp;
int dx[]={1,-1,0,0};
int dy[]={0,0,1,-1};
int n,m,t,sx,sy,ex,ey,vis[25][25][1<<11];
char mp[25][25];
bool ok(int x,int y,int key)
{
if(x<0||x>=n||y<0||y>=m||vis[x][y][key]||mp[x][y]=='*') return 0;
return 1;
}
int bfs()
{
queue<node> q;
now.x=sx;
now.y=sy;
now.cnt=0;
now.key=0;
vis[sx][sy][0]=1;//@#$%^&**!!
q.push(now);
while(!q.empty())
{
now=q.front();
q.pop();
for(int i=0;i<4;i++)
{
tmp.x=now.x+dx[i];
tmp.y=now.y+dy[i];
tmp.cnt=now.cnt+1;
tmp.key=now.key;
if(tmp.x==ex&&tmp.y==ey) return tmp.cnt;
if(mp[tmp.x][tmp.y]>='a'&&mp[tmp.x][tmp.y]<='j')
{
tmp.key|=(1<<(mp[tmp.x][tmp.y]-'a'));
}
else if(mp[tmp.x][tmp.y]>='A'&&mp[tmp.x][tmp.y]<='J')
{
if((tmp.key&(1<<(mp[tmp.x][tmp.y]-'A')))==0)
continue;
}
if(!ok(tmp.x,tmp.y,tmp.key)) continue;
vis[tmp.x][tmp.y][tmp.key]=1;
q.push(tmp);
}
}
return -1;
}
int main()
{
int i,j,ans;
while(~scanf("%d%d%d",&n,&m,&t))
{
for(i=0;i<n;i++)
{
scanf("%s",mp[i]);
for(j=0;j<m;j++)
{
if(mp[i][j]=='@')
{
sx=i;
sy=j;
}
if(mp[i][j]=='^')
{
ex=i;
ey=j;
}
}
}
memset(vis,0,sizeof vis);
ans=bfs();
if(ans<t) printf("%d\n",ans);
else printf("-1\n");
}
return 0;
}