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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	11	20	n
BEFORE	15	15	n
FINALLY	14	20	w
FIRSTLY	17	17	ne
LASTLY	7	7	sw
SECONDLY	17	17	n
SUBSEQUENTLY	11	11	nw
THEN	8	8	e
THIRDLY	8	8	n
WHEN	8	7	sw