About This Book
With an epidemic of white blindness sweeping an unnamed city, the criminal element stalks the city, robbing and raping, while one eyewitness leads a group of seven strangers through the afflicted city streets to safety
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Reading Time Estimates
8h 53m
slow reader
180 WPM
6h 24m
average reader
250 WPM
4h 34m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 95,975 words📅 13 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
6 h 24 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
7 h 7 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
10 h 40 min
Audio 2x
5 h 20 min
That's about:
- 📅13 days reading 30 min/day
- 🚇13 commutes of 30 min each

