Text #128

The Orient was almost a European invention, and had been since antiquity a place of romance, exotic beings, haunting memories and landscapes, remarkable experiences. Now it was disappearing; in a sense it had happened, its time was over.

—from Orientalism, a book by Edward Said

Active since August 8, 2008.
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Leaders

Rank	Username	WPM	Accuracy	Date
1.	(joshua728)	206.82	99%	2022-06-18
2.	Sean Wrona (arenasnow)	204.05	100%	2019-03-28
3.	Sean Wrona (arenasnow2)	202.48	97%	2012-08-24
4.	$950 kevin rudd pay packet ...	200.51	100%	2021-11-17
5.	(alpha_panda)	200.37	100%	2020-08-14
6.	(flaneur)	198.87	100%	2023-04-30
7.	r (deroche1)	198.06	100%	2017-09-22
8.	ziggy (zigfried)	197.36	100%	2020-05-16
9.	איזי (iamtyperacer)	196.73	100%	2021-06-08
10.	REMOVE GHOST SCORES FROM LB...	193.93	100%	2023-02-19
11.	🌹 Black Rose 🌹 (rosew...	192.57	100%	2018-06-02
12.	chillin (slekap)	192.31	99.6%	2021-02-09
13.	anmransihin (poopandfart)	189.65	100%	2021-01-09
14.	Jammie (typos_z)	189.11	99%	2021-11-09
15.	nightingale (trollaccount_xd)	187.74	100%	2022-04-24
16.	f16, she/her/hers (ap02)	187.28	100%	2020-10-11
17.	Vielle (arc_sec)	187.25	99%	2019-03-03
18.	(shazman)	187.13	99%	2020-08-14
19.	Precarious, (precariousgray)	186.99	100%	2013-02-24
20.	Sumit (smtchahal2)	186.71	100%	2014-01-09
21.	🌹 Black Rose 🌹 (typi...	184.36	100%	2016-02-21
22.	Xtrato (gewitterhexe)	183.86	100%	2015-01-06
23.	Archie (arrchie)	182.78	98%	2023-09-11
24.	mako (mako640)	181.27	100%	2019-04-17
25.	Han (han2000)	180.65	99%	2018-05-18
26.	fish and chips (heavenseer)	180.42	99%	2021-10-20
27.	locked in (g1_petroleum)	179.92	98.8%	2025-01-20
28.	Kathy (florentine)	179.89	95%	2017-05-20
29.	wrm (languidness)	179.81	100%	2014-07-19
30.	Fyda (fyda)	179.74	100%	2014-01-13

Universes

Universe	Races	Average WPM	First Race
Default (English)	122,857	74.07	August 8, 2008
Instant Death Mode	316	75.21	March 31, 2010
Riverside Middle School	19	44.84	January 24, 2011
##typeracer	7	58.48	January 9, 2021
TypeRacer Classic	5	62.23	July 24, 2021
Mrs. Wunschel's TypeRacer Universe	2	53.64	November 30, 2012