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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	20	13	sw
ANTAGONIST	14	14	w
CHARACTER	13	13	w
CLIMAX	13	13	e
CONFLICT	17	10	n
FICTION	11	11	w
INFERENCE	10	10	e
METAPHOR	20	16	n
MOOD	9	7	sw
PERSONIFICATION	11	11	se
PLOT	4	4	ne
PROTAGONIST	4	4	s
SETTING	7	7	w
SIMILE	7	7	n
SYMBOLISM	7	7	e
SYNTAX	7	7	ne
THEME	15	15	sw
TONE	15	15	w