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Start file

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

End file

The quick lazy dog jumps over the brown fox.

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Solutions

The best way to learn is to practice. Below, you will find some of the solutions other golfers have entered. To unlock higher ranked solutions, submit your own entry which does as well or better than the solutions you can currently see - climb the ladder!

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2139 active golfers, 7952 entries

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#31 - oscar / @zonza_mas

09/02/2015 at 10:48AM

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#32 - Restroom Sounds / @RestroomSounds

09/03/2015 at 04:19AM

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#33 - Jonas / @irubataru

09/03/2015 at 10:59PM

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09/04/2015 at 11:43AM

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09/07/2015 at 04:13PM

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09/10/2015 at 10:41PM

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09/11/2015 at 07:52AM

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09/12/2015 at 05:04PM

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09/14/2015 at 04:05PM

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09/15/2015 at 08:12AM

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#44 - Paulo H Baumann / @PauloBaumann

09/15/2015 at 10:41PM

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09/16/2015 at 10:11AM

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09/16/2015 at 01:52PM

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09/17/2015 at 04:49AM

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#48 - Emil Styrke / @EStyrke

09/18/2015 at 12:38PM

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09/23/2015 at 05:57AM

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09/26/2015 at 05:30PM

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#58 - 이 철희 / @leechulhee95

10/01/2015 at 01:10AM

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#59 - Alexander Schlüter / @ArlecksHunt

10/02/2015 at 11:14PM

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#60 - compuserved / @compuserved

10/04/2015 at 04:29AM