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ALLUSION
ANTAGONIST
CHARACTER
CLIMAX
CONFLICT
FICTION
INFERENCE
METAPHOR
MOOD
PERSONIFICATION
PLOT
PROTAGONIST
SETTING
SIMILE
SYMBOLISM
SYNTAX
THEME
TONE

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLUSION	8	14	nw
ANTAGONIST	8	14	e
CHARACTER	9	13	nw
CLIMAX	3	5	e
CONFLICT	9	13	e
FICTION	11	11	e
INFERENCE	10	12	nw
METAPHOR	6	3	e
MOOD	13	7	nw
PERSONIFICATION	11	11	sw
PLOT	18	4	w
PROTAGONIST	18	4	s
SETTING	15	7	n
SIMILE	16	14	sw
SYMBOLISM	15	7	w
SYNTAX	15	7	e
THEME	7	15	se
TONE	7	15	nw