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THEN
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Word	X	Y	Direction
AND	11	20	ne
BEFORE	7	15	e
FINALLY	8	20	e
FIRSTLY	5	17	nw
LASTLY	15	7	w
SECONDLY	5	17	n
SUBSEQUENTLY	11	11	ne
THEN	14	8	w
THIRDLY	14	8	s
WHEN	14	9	ne