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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

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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2144 active golfers, 7968 entries

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#721 - Alexej Kowalew / @AlexejKowalew

02/20/2016 at 07:22PM

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#722 - hardaudit / @hardaudit

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#723 - Jaron Hamlik / @jdhamlik

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#725 - Dimitar Dimitrov / @kurkale6ka

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#726 - Sébastien Vincent / @shinmei

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04/02/2016 at 11:19PM

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04/22/2016 at 11:27PM

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04/26/2016 at 11:38AM

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05/02/2016 at 04:45PM

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#735 - Ben Hill / @KaizenSoze70

05/11/2016 at 06:37PM

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05/26/2016 at 01:48PM

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#737 - Gabriel Tailor / @gabriel_tailor

06/01/2016 at 11:04AM

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#742 - Darius Smaliukas / @daraz999

07/19/2016 at 02:04PM

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#743 - Jeremiah Goyette / @JeremiahGoyette

07/30/2016 at 07:21AM

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08/09/2016 at 02:34PM

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08/14/2016 at 09:10PM

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08/23/2016 at 09:26PM

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08/25/2016 at 05:35PM

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09/10/2016 at 04:44AM