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