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The Time Machine

H. G. Wells ยท reading estimate for the named Project Gutenberg electronic transcription. Reading time uses this explicitly counted transcription, including its front matter and contents.

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Project Gutenberg ebook 35 transcription checked October 14, 2026; text between START/END markers, including title/front matter, contents and notes. Tokens use letters with internal apostrophes/hyphens; not a universal edition word count.
booksindividual32,622 words

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