Connectives

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