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typeracer

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Racer We_Misc_now (dafear)
Race Number 15
Date Sat, 23 Aug 2014 23:10:03
Speed 56 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 90.4%
Rank 3rd place (out of 3)
Opponents changyeamoon (2nd place)

Text typed:

Typing competitions provided another test of the Qwerty keyboard. These competitions are somewhat underplayed in the conventional history. In fact, typing contests and demonstrations of speed were fairly common during this period. They involved many different machines, with various manufacturers claiming to hold the speed record.
— (book) by Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis (see stats)