{"id":6335,"date":"2005-06-27T22:01:40","date_gmt":"2005-06-27T22:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/2005\/06\/27\/slow-reader\/"},"modified":"2005-06-27T22:01:40","modified_gmt":"2005-06-27T22:01:40","slug":"slow-reader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/2005\/06\/27\/slow-reader\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow Reader"},"content":{"rendered":"\u23f3 Approximate reading time: <\/span> 3<\/span> mins<\/span><\/span>

Never heard of competitive search-a-word<\/a>?  Me neither.  Until
\ntoday.  My sister-in-law–visiting from Colorado Springs–severely and
\nthoroughly kicked my ass at the competitive search-a-word.  Get set. 
\nGo.<\/p>\n

She aced her puzzle in 3 minutes, 35 seconds.  Me with mine: 9 minutes,
\n22 seconds.  Pummeled me at the word search.  But I’m not so much
\ndisappointed as awe-filled (close to aw-ful<\/i>).  Twenty-one words in
\njust over three minutes is the sort of computer-like pattern-finding that proves
\na supremely trained eye (with a pinch o’ luck).<\/p>\n

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In case you’re in the mood for practicing, here’s a search-a-word from the most common search terms at Earth Wide Moth in June. Yeah…enjoy?<\/p>\n\n\n
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H<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nL<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nL<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nO<\/td>\nG<\/td>\nI<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nM<\/td>\nM<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nI<\/td>\nG<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nW<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nU<\/td>\nS<\/td>\n

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A<\/td>\nM<\/td>\nL<\/td>\nB<\/td>\nM<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nD<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nL<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nO<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nH<\/td>\nO<\/td>\nI<\/td>\nM<\/td>\nY<\/td>\nR<\/td>\n

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B<\/td>\nG<\/td>\nO<\/td>\nG<\/td>\nY<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nY<\/td>\nB<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nN<\/td>\nM<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nR<\/td>\n

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T<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nH<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nL<\/td>\nS<\/td>\nO<\/td>\nO<\/td>\nS<\/td>\nO<\/td>\nM<\/td>\nO<\/td>\nI<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nS<\/td>\nM<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nB<\/td>\nP<\/td>\nS<\/td>\nI<\/td>\nK<\/td>\nI<\/td>\n <\/td>\n

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K<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nD<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nI<\/td>\nI<\/td>\nS<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nV<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nD<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nK<\/td>\nG<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nG<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nM<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nM<\/td>\nH<\/td>\nL<\/td>\n

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A<\/td>\nB<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nP<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nK<\/td>\nK<\/td>\nU<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nG<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nK<\/td>\nM<\/td>\nG<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nD<\/td>\nN<\/td>\nL<\/td>\nS<\/td>\n <\/td>\nE<\/td>\nE<\/td>\n

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O<\/td>\nM<\/td>\nS<\/td>\nP<\/td>\nK<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nL<\/td>\nI<\/td>\nP<\/td>\nN<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nO<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nM<\/td>\n <\/td>\nT<\/td>\nK<\/td>\nP<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nH<\/td>\nD<\/td>\nG<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nR<\/td>\n

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C<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nK<\/td>\nL<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nI<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nO<\/td>\nI<\/td>\nN<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nR<\/td>\n

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K<\/td>\nL<\/td>\nM<\/td>\nS<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nW<\/td>\nL<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nS<\/td>\nG<\/td>\nD<\/td>\nL<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nG<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nI<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nS<\/td>\nF<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nD<\/td>\n

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E<\/td>\nS<\/td>\nK<\/td>\nO<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nO<\/td>\nM<\/td>\nY<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nP<\/td>\nB<\/td>\nG<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nD<\/td>\nD<\/td>\nP<\/td>\nS<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nD<\/td>\nG<\/td>\n

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L<\/td>\nB<\/td>\nP<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nS<\/td>\nM<\/td>\nI<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nL<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nK<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nR<\/td>\nN<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nI<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nK<\/td>\nO<\/td>\n

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R<\/td>\nP<\/td>\nV<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nI<\/td>\nP<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nN<\/td>\nD<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nI<\/td>\nK<\/td>\nB<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nE<\/td>\nC<\/td>\nF<\/td>\nA<\/td>\nP<\/td>\nT<\/td>\nG<\/td>\n

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