dumb bird (dumb_bird)

Race #41

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Official speed 58.45 wpm (112.51 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start December 1, 2020 9:00:45am UTC
Race Finish December 1, 2020 9:02:37am UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 4)
Accuracy 93.0%
Points 97.42
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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.