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