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