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Word	X	Y	Direction
AND	2	11	ne
BEFORE	7	7	e
FINALLY	2	8	s
FIRSTLY	5	5	ne
LASTLY	15	15	ne
SECONDLY	5	5	e
SUBSEQUENTLY	11	11	se
THEN	14	14	s
THIRDLY	14	14	n
WHEN	14	13	se