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Word	X	Y	Direction
AND	11	5	n
BEFORE	15	7	w
FINALLY	14	2	sw
FIRSTLY	17	5	se
LASTLY	7	15	e
SECONDLY	17	5	s
SUBSEQUENTLY	11	11	sw
THEN	8	14	w
THIRDLY	8	14	n
WHEN	8	13	nw