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typeracer

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Racer Eric (etype)
Race Number 819
Date Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:47:26
Speed 84 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 98.8%
Rank 2nd place (out of 5)
Opponents etcetra (3rd place) hahawang (5th place) lapse_tripper (4th place) typer_of_death (1st 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)