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Word	X	Y	Direction
AND	17	11	e
BEFORE	15	7	w
FINALLY	17	8	s
FIRSTLY	17	5	n
LASTLY	7	15	se
SECONDLY	17	5	w
SUBSEQUENTLY	11	11	sw
THEN	8	14	n
THIRDLY	8	14	e
WHEN	9	14	ne