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[ADVANCE]

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Taxi driver Lao Yao operated on Liberation Road from $8:00$ to $9:15$ in the morning. If it is defined that eastward is positive and westward is negative, his morning driving distances (in kilometers) are as follows: $-5$, $+3$, $+6$, $-4$, $+7$, $-2$.
$(1)$ When Lao Yao sends which passenger to the destination, he just returns to the starting point in the morning?
$(2)$ When Lao Yao sends the last passenger to the destination, how far is he from the starting point in the morning? Is he to the east or west of the starting point?
$(3)$ If the taxi fare is as follows: starting price of $8$ yuan (within $3$ kilometers), for each kilometer exceeding $3$ kilometers, an additional $2$ yuan, how much money did Lao Shifu earn during this period?

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