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To show respect for teachers, on the morning of Teacher's Day, taxi driver Xiao Wang provided free rides for teachers on a road running east to west. If it is defined that east is positive and west is negative, the taxi's journey is as follows (in kilometers): +15, -4, +13, -10, -12, +3, -13, -17.
$(1)$ When Xiao Wang drops off the last teacher at the destination, is Xiao Wang to the east or west of the starting point? What is the distance from the starting point?
$(2)$ If the car consumes 0.4 liters per kilometer, how much fuel is consumed in total that morning?

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