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Taxi driver Xiao Li's operation one afternoon was all on People's Avenue in an east-west direction. If east is defined as positive and west as negative, his driving distances (unit: kilometers) that afternoon were as follows: +15, -2, +5, -1, +10, -3, -2, +12, +4, -5.
(1) Xiao Li's starting point in the afternoon is denoted as $A$. When he drops off the last passenger at the destination, in what direction is Xiao Li from the starting point $A$? How far is he from the starting point $A$?
(2) If the car consumes 0.6 liters per kilometer, how much fuel did Xiao Li consume in total this afternoon?

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