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ALLUSION
ANTAGONIST
CHARACTER
CLIMAX
CONFLICT
FICTION
INFERENCE
METAPHOR
MOOD
PERSONIFICATION
PLOT
PROTAGONIST
SETTING
SIMILE
SYMBOLISM
SYNTAX
THEME
TONE

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLUSION	8	8	ne
ANTAGONIST	8	8	e
CHARACTER	9	9	e
CLIMAX	14	9	se
CONFLICT	9	9	w
FICTION	11	11	w
INFERENCE	12	12	w
METAPHOR	6	1	e
MOOD	13	15	ne
PERSONIFICATION	11	11	nw
PLOT	18	18	n
PROTAGONIST	18	18	w
SETTING	9	18	nw
SIMILE	15	15	ne
SYMBOLISM	15	15	w
SYNTAX	15	15	e
THEME	7	7	w
TONE	7	7	ne