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Fast typing - "Dust-Dipped"

Type this poem by Inua Ellams in 2:00.
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Last updated: December 17, 2025
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We were wild children, we moved through space, like blades
We were wild children, we moved through space, like blades
We were tame children, we fell to sleep, like gunpowder
We were tame children, we fell to sleep, like gunpowder
We were poor children, we ran to showers, like harvests
We were poor children, we ran to showers, like harvests
We were rich children, we clutched our towels, like fences
We were rich children, we clutched our towels, like fences
We were loud children, we bit and bickered, like mice
We were loud children, we bit and bickered, like mice
We were quiet children, we meditated, like drill sergeants
We were quiet children, we meditated, like drill sergeants
We were pious children, we read Marvel comics, like scripture
We were pious children, we read Marvel comics, like scripture
We were godless children, we claimed Christ healed, like Wolverine
We were godless children, we claimed Christ healed, like Wolverine
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We were stupid children, we plucked hot coal, like fruit
We were stupid children, we plucked hot coal, like fruit
We were smart children, we hoarded fruit, like fossil fuel
We were smart children, we hoarded fruit, like fossil fuel
We were lazy children, we lifted toothpicks, like javelins
We were lazy children, we lifted toothpicks, like javelins
We were sporty children, we evaded tests, like hurdlers
We were sporty children, we evaded tests, like hurdlers
We were humble children, we studied stars, like afronauts
We were humble children, we studied stars, like afronauts
We were proud children, we graduated, like thunder gods
We were proud children, we graduated, like thunder gods
We were hopeful children, we charged out, like lightning
We were hopeful children, we charged out, like lightning
We were hopeless children, we fell to earth, like dust
We were hopeless children, we fell to earth, like dust
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