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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	5	2	se
BEFORE	7	7	sw
FINALLY	8	2	w
FIRSTLY	5	5	sw
LASTLY	15	15	e
SECONDLY	5	5	e
SUBSEQUENTLY	11	11	se
THEN	14	14	n
THIRDLY	14	14	sw
WHEN	13	15	n