Type out Green Eggs and Ham in vim
1864 keystrokes

Somebody could probably write some code that produces a more optimal solution, but this beats the reference case for now. This is a damn mess, and I am ashamed I did it by hand.

First, we enter insert mode.

i


Then all this

That ]! That ]!
IDNlike that ]!

Do Y like$?

|;].
IDNlike$.

WPY LTB or tB?

IZ LTB or tB.
IZ LTanywB.
IDNlike$.
|;].

WPY LTin a h@?
WPY LT=a m@?

|in a h@.
|=a m@.
|B or tB.
|.
IDNlike$.
|;].

WPY ETin a box?
WPY ET=a fox?

Not_a box. Not =a fox.
Not_a h@. Not =a m@.
IZ ETB or tB.
IZ ETanywB.
IZ eat$.
|;].

WPY? CPY? In a car?
Eat them! Eat them! B they are.

IZ,X,_a car.

You may LT. You will see.
You may LTin a tree!

IZ,X_a tree.
Not_a car! You let me be.

|in a box.
|=a fox.
|in a h@.
|=a m@.
|B or tB.
|.
IDNlike$.
|;].

AQ! AQ! AQ! AQ!
CPY;wPY;on aQ?

Not_aQ! Not_a tree!
Not_a car! Sam! Let me be!

IZ,X,_a box.
IX,Z;=a fox.
:=a m@.
:in a h@.
:B or tB.
:anywB.
IDNlike$.
|;].

Say! In +? B_+!
WPY;cPY,_+?

IZ,X,_+.

WPY;cPY,_the rain?


IZ,X,_the rain.
Not_+. Not on aQ.
Not_a car. Not_a tree.
|;Sam;Y see.
Not_a h@. Not_a box.
Not =a m@. Not =a fox.
:B or tB.
|!

You do not like$?
|;].

CPY;wPY;=a g^?

IZ,X;=a g^!

WPY;cPY;on a b^?

IX,Z;on a b^.
IWN,WN;=a g^.

:in the rain.
:on aQ.
Not_+! Not_a tree!
Not_a car! You let me be!
|in a box.
|=a fox.
:in a h@.
|=a m@.
|B or tB.
|!

IDNlike$!
|;].

You do not LT. So Y say.
Try them! Try them! &amp; Y may.
Try them and Y may;I say.

Sam! If Y will let me be,
I will try them. You will see.

Say! I like$!
I do! I LT;]!
&amp; I wPETin a b^.
&amp; I wPET=a g^.

!ETin the rain.
&amp;_+. &amp; on aQ.
&amp;_a car. &amp;_a tree.
They are so good;so good;Y see!

So I will ETin a box.
!ET=a fox.
!ETin a h@.
!ET=a m@.
!ETB and tB.
Say! I will ETanywB!

I do so like$!

Thank Y! Thank Y;]!


Hit escape to enter command mode. And unravel the compressed stuff. Order matters, as I've compressed some compressed text.

&lt;Esc&gt;
%s/|/|anywB/g
%s/:/IWNET/g
%s/|/IDNLT/g
%s/Z/ wPnot/g
%s/X/ cPnot/g
%s/&amp;/And/g
%s/+/the dark/g
%s/@/ouse/g
%s/^/oat/g
%s/Y/you/g
%s/IDN/I do not /g
%s/LT/like them /g
%s/]/Sam-I-am/g
%s/ET/eat them /g
%s/WN/ will not/g
%s/$/ green eggs and ham/g
%s/P/ould /g
%s/!/And I will /g
%s/Q/ train/g
%s/B/here/g
%s/_/ in /g
%s/=/with /g
%s/;/, /g