The organisers of the reading of the entire Chilcott Report into the UK's decision to go into war in Iraq at this year's Fringe festival said the last word is likely to be read this Saturday.
A host of comedians, writers, and members of the public have been reading the twelve volumes of the report every hour of the day since the beginning of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Ten volumes of the report by Sir John Chilcott have now been read for the Iraq Out & Loud show.
Organisers say that the final word will be read "at some point on the morning of Saturday 20th August."
The report has been read in a shed on South College Street on the hour, every hour, since the reading began at 6pm on August 8.
The reading has ploughed through the 2.6 million word report "considerably faster than originally estimated" organisers said.
The shed has seen veterans of the Iraq war, a six year old girl, and a man celebrating his 82nd birthday read from the report.
The longest stint recorded by comedian Cammy Sinclair, who stayed in the shed for five hours, 2am - 7am, on Saturday morning, dressed throughout as a giraffe.
Bob Slayer said: "We had no idea what to expect when we decided to do this, but it has been an incredible experience so far.
"Our volunteers and readers have been amazing - working together to keep the reading going, staying behind after their hour to discuss what they had read, and spreading the word to others to come and take part."
Executive Producer, and comedian, Omid Djalili, who read in the shed on Sunday, said: "It's an experience like no other and we are proud to have put on this non-political people-powered public service."
Advance tickets to read in the shed are currently available through edfringe.com, but from 9am on Saturday all tickets will be allocated in person at the shed on a first come first served basis.
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