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THEN
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Word	X	Y	Direction
AND	14	11	n
BEFORE	15	15	ne
FINALLY	17	14	nw
FIRSTLY	17	17	s
LASTLY	7	7	e
SECONDLY	17	17	w
SUBSEQUENTLY	11	11	nw
THEN	8	8	w
THIRDLY	8	8	sw
WHEN	7	9	e