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Word	X	Y	Direction
AND	17	2	se
BEFORE	15	7	se
FINALLY	14	2	e
FIRSTLY	17	5	se
LASTLY	7	15	s
SECONDLY	17	5	w
SUBSEQUENTLY	11	11	sw
THEN	8	14	w
THIRDLY	8	14	se
WHEN	9	15	s