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BEFORE
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FIRSTLY
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THEN
THIRDLY
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Word	X	Y	Direction
AND	11	5	nw
BEFORE	7	7	e
FINALLY	8	5	e
FIRSTLY	5	5	w
LASTLY	15	15	ne
SECONDLY	5	5	s
SUBSEQUENTLY	11	11	se
THEN	14	14	s
THIRDLY	14	14	n
WHEN	14	13	ne