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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	14	8	nw
ANTAGONIST	14	8	w
CHARACTER	13	9	w
CLIMAX	19	9	s
CONFLICT	13	9	e
FICTION	11	11	w
INFERENCE	10	12	e
METAPHOR	11	17	e
MOOD	9	15	nw
PERSONIFICATION	11	11	ne
PLOT	4	18	w
PROTAGONIST	4	18	n
SETTING	7	15	w
SIMILE	7	15	s
SYMBOLISM	7	15	e
SYNTAX	7	15	se
THEME	15	7	n
TONE	15	7	nw