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The Lighthouse Keeper

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Every evening at six, Elena climbed the hundred and twelve steps of the old lighthouse. She counted them out loud, the way her grandfather had taught her. At the top she wiped the salt from the glass, checked the lamp, and wrote one line in the logbook. Most nights the line said only, "Calm sea, clear sky." But on the night of the storm she wrote three pages, and in the morning a fishing boat with five tired sailors found its way home.

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Short original stories. Great for a relaxed story typing test with a natural rhythm. This one is rated medium and has 83 words. At an average speed of 40 wpm it takes about 2 minutes to type.

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Every evening at six, Elena climbed the hundred and twelve steps of the old lighthouse. She counted them out loud, the way her grandfather had taught her. At the top she wiped the salt from the glass, checked the lamp, and wrote one line in the logbook. Most nights the line said only, "Calm sea, clear sky." But on the night of the storm she wrote three pages, and in the morning a fishing boat with five tired sailors found its way home.