About This Book
A bridge under construction in 14th Century Albania is secretly sabotaged by ferry men who are afraid of being made redundant. Officially they blame a prophecy that no bridge will stand over the river without human sacrifice to the water spirits. So the builders immure a villager and the bridge gets...
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5h 6m
slow reader
180 WPM
3h 40m
average reader
250 WPM
2h 37m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 55,000 wordsπ
8 days at 30 min/day
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4 h 4 min
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3 h 3 min
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