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Never before had I known the sudden quiver of understanding that travels from word to brain to heart, the way a new language can move, coil, swim into life under the eyes, the almost savage leap of comprehension, the instantaneous, joyful release of meaning, the way the words shed their printed bodies in a flash of heat and light.

—from The Historian, a book by Elizabeth Kostova

Active since May 24, 2020.
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Leaders

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Rank Username WPM Accuracy Date
28. hi (xanderec) 181.59 99.4% 2023-10-21
29. ืื™ื–ื™ (iamtyperacer) 181.31 99% 2023-07-21
30. miyakejima (polka7) 180.54 99% 2023-04-09
31. (keegant) 178.57 99% 2020-09-25
32. E (weihceinre) 178.19 99% 2022-08-31
33. Andrei (_son_) 177.25 100% 2020-11-19
34. Xeogran (xeogran) 176.89 99% 2023-04-12
35. Stand for Israel (shinrinyo... 176.50 98% 2023-07-18
36. NPA wiseboy junior (mthfan) 176.12 99% 2022-04-07
37. jse (dragoncityjose) 176.08 98.9% 2024-01-22
38. Shoemaker-Levy 9 (atthetop) 174.94 98% 2020-10-15
39. Steve (stev_cubed) 174.87 99% 2021-12-09
40. ๐ŸŽ๏ธZermist (90wpmomg) 174.42 100% 2023-01-10
41. Rocket, I KNEEL. (laas2) 173.78 97% 2023-03-30
42. dikky "typo" smalls (soccer... 173.44 98% 2020-12-10
43. ์•ˆ๋“œ๋ ˆ์•„ (o________o) 172.92 99% 2020-05-31
44. decompose (decompose) 172.83 99% 2021-06-26
45. (j89243fj29) 172.81 98% 2023-09-26
46. Lrip#0001 (lrip) 172.75 98.1% 2023-12-10
47. y (7emp7a7ion) 172.74 98% 2020-06-06
48. Cepheus's ๐ŸŒŒ (parkevan27) 172.71 99.4% 2023-09-26
49. asdfjkl; (deskripper) 172.58 100% 2022-06-20
50. B4CK (ayeyuhskuh) 172.23 98.9% 2023-11-11
51. Fingees (fingees) 172.08 99% 2022-04-22
52. (veriston) 170.97 100% 2023-03-19
53. (g1_petroleum) 170.88 99% 2022-11-12
54. flaneur (flaneurnq) 170.60 98% 2021-11-13
55. good Bye lol (but a Little ... 170.58 99% 2023-02-17
56. ๐ŸŒน Black Rose ๐ŸŒน (rosew... 170.28 100% 2022-07-02
57. hi iamslow103 (klist) 170.26 98% 2022-11-08

Universes

Universe Races Average WPM First Race
Default (English) 24,408 86.31 May 24, 2020
Instant Death Mode 30 85.27 January 19, 2021
แ—œ Stenography 1 130.50 December 10, 2021