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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	10	12	s
ANTAGONIST	14	14	n
CHARACTER	13	13	n
CLIMAX	10	3	e
CONFLICT	13	8	se
FICTION	11	11	n
INFERENCE	10	10	n
METAPHOR	7	9	se
MOOD	7	15	s
PERSONIFICATION	11	11	se
PLOT	4	4	w
PROTAGONIST	4	4	s
SETTING	7	7	n
SIMILE	4	13	e
SYMBOLISM	7	7	s
SYNTAX	7	7	w
THEME	15	15	e
TONE	15	15	ne