def get_aligned_adjacent_coords(x, y):
    """
    returns the nine clockwise adjacent coordinates on a keypad, where each row is vertically aligned.
    """
    return [(x - 1, y), (x - 1, y - 1), (x, y - 1), (x + 1, y - 1), (x + 1,
        y), (x + 1, y + 1), (x, y + 1), (x - 1, y + 1)]
