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Second Variety by Philip K. Dick
About This Book
"Second Variety" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in Space Science Fiction magazine, in May 1953. A nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the West has reduced much of the world to a barren wasteland. The war continues, however, among the scattere...
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1h 1m
slow reader
180 WPM
0h 44m
average reader
250 WPM
0h 31m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 11,000 wordsπ
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44 min
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Audiobook (1.5x)
49 min
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1 h 13 min
Audio 2x
37 min
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