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