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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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> The quick lazy dog jumps over the brown fox.

Solutions

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2144 active golfers, 7968 entries

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#661 - Marc Cathomen / @marccathomen

09/26/2015 at 09:49PM

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#662 - Self Doc Code / @self_doc_code

09/27/2015 at 07:03PM

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10/02/2015 at 04:59PM

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10/02/2015 at 09:56PM

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10/07/2015 at 06:16PM

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10/14/2015 at 09:38AM

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#669 - Chuck Newport / @swap_chuck

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10/17/2015 at 07:23PM

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10/20/2015 at 07:38AM

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10/22/2015 at 01:21PM

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10/22/2015 at 08:57PM

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10/24/2015 at 02:12AM

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10/24/2015 at 04:47AM

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10/26/2015 at 07:39PM

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#678 - Joe Ruder / @joeruder42

10/26/2015 at 08:57PM

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10/29/2015 at 12:29PM

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#680 - Ben Harris / @bharrisau

11/01/2015 at 07:30AM

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11/05/2015 at 10:44PM

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11/12/2015 at 05:08PM

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11/16/2015 at 05:34PM

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