Contents of lvm file

Hello,
My apologies ... I fear this is a very newbie question and I'm just missing something basic.
I have created some .lvm files without headers. The contents are similar to the following:
0.000000    -107.735124    1201.923077 29750000.000000
1.000000    -107.762989
2.000000    -107.572127
3.000000    -107.399742
4.000000    -107.235805
5.000000    -107.362865
0.000000    -106.956888    1201.923077 29750000.000000
1.000000    -108.601099
2.000000    -109.851508
3.000000    -109.635430
4.000000    -109.490798
5.000000    -108.779298
0.000000    -106.965030    1201.923077 29750000.000000
1.000000    -107.329684
2.000000    -107.370099
3.000000    -107.303000
4.000000    -107.492371
5.000000    -107.958117
My question is, what are the two extra values that sit at then end of the first line of each new segment (1201.923077 29750000.000000)? I've read over "Specification for the LabVIEW Measurement File (.lvm), Version 1.0" but I'm still unsure of those two values.
Thank you in advance!

DF Gray,
Thank you so much for your input. I'm attaching a file to show you the configuration settings I used with my Write To Measurement File vi. Thanks again! I really appreciate your help!
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