View Pit Stop page for race #1449 by david_j_ncba2019 — Ghost race
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| Official speed | 77.89 wpm (84.43 seconds elapsed during race) |
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| Race Start | August 22, 2019 7:31:30am UTC |
| Race Finish | August 22, 2019 7:32:54am UTC |
| Outcome | No win (2 of 4) |
| Opponents |
3. ash_ish (68.83 wpm) |
| Accuracy | 99.0% |
| Points | 129.82 |
| Text | #3641334 (Length: 548 characters) When I was a prisoner in Pretoria they used to keep us awake at night with fireworks after news such as that of Colenso and Magersfontein, but, except amongst the young boys, they were not given to exultation over what they had done or to any boasting. Then they talked about lyddite, and it was quite clear that it had been a terrible bogy in their minds, and that they had imagined it was to have an effect like throwing earthquakes at them, and it was equally evident that the result of actual experience had fallen short of their apprehensions. |