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