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THEN
THIRDLY
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Word	X	Y	Direction
AND	2	11	se
BEFORE	7	15	n
FINALLY	2	14	n
FIRSTLY	5	17	se
LASTLY	15	7	s
SECONDLY	5	17	n
SUBSEQUENTLY	11	11	ne
THEN	14	8	w
THIRDLY	14	8	nw
WHEN	13	7	sw