Question

In one of this author’s stories, a detective’s over-complication of a murder (10[1])case results in his entrapment (10[1])and death (10[1])by the criminal (10[1])Red Scharlach. (10[1])In another story, this author used the phrase “upward behind the onstreaming it mooned” (10[1])to illustrate the lack of nouns in an imaginary language. (10[2])This author of Tlön, (10[2])Uqbar, (10[2])Orbis (10[2])Tertius (10[4])(“t’LERN UCK-bar OR-biss TER-shuss”) wrote of characters going insane after looking for prophetic works called “Vindications.” (10[2]-5[1])In that story, (10[1])this author described the Purifiers’ (-5[1])frantic search for a Crimson (10[2])Hexagon in a library containing (10[5])all possible (10[3])410-page (10[2]-5[1])books. (10[2])For 10 points, The Library of Babel (10[1])is by what Argentine (10[2]-5[1])short-story (10[3])writer? (10[1])■END■ (10[8]0[4])

ANSWER: Jorge Luis Borges (The first line is from Death and the Compass.)
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Summary

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2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY786%0%14%71.67
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY11100%0%9%78.36
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY888%0%0%68.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY7100%0%14%71.57
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY10100%0%0%70.60

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jeffery XuGeorgia Tech DGeorgia Tech A1110
Beckett Gilmore (DII)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)Michigan D (UG)1610
Josh SchmidtLiberty AUNC A1810
Orion KellerVirginia Tech AUNC C2110
Henry BylinowskiAuburn AGeorgia Tech E2310
Ben KoberleinNotre Dame AChicago A3710
Arjun Saulnier (DII)CWRU B (DII) Miami B (UG) 4710
Sam AlahiIllinois AIllinois D4710
Carson KesslerUW LustUW Envy5110
Jacob PuthipirojNorthwestern AIowa A5110
Kevin Zheng (UG)Michigan A (UG) Michigan State A 5210
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)Columbia J (DII)5210
Erin ChenUBC BUBC A5310
Davis JohnsonPurdue CNotre Dame C5310
James O'ReillyArizona State BArizona State A5410
Ethan RehderDuke BLiberty C5410
John Shelly (DII)Rowan A (DII)Bard A (UG)5410
Alexandra Duan (DII)Columbia BPenn B (DII)5410
Matthew Lam (DII)Ohio State A (UG) Michigan C 6610
Zachary KantEmory AVanderbilt A66-5
Towery McNeilMississippi State AEmory Oxford6610
Elijah Scheinson (UG)Columbia A (UG)Rutgers A (UG)6910
Henry Nonnemaker (DII)CWRU A (UG) Miami A (UG) 74-5
Jack PirosIllinois CChicago B7910
David MathewPurdue APurdue B7910
Peter Zeng (DII)Ohio State B (DII) Michigan B (UG)8410
Luke StroleUW PrideUW Wrath8410
Malachi LedfordTusculumLiberty B8410
Daniel Kim (DII)Maryland B (DII)Lehigh A (UG)8410
Azura GollamudiNorthwestern BIndiana8410
Beck FalettiUW GluttonyUW Greed8610
Griffin ElderTennessee ASouth Carolina A8610
Noah McRedmondNotre Dame BWashU B8610
Hayes BrownFurmanGeorgia Tech C8710
Ishan Joshi (DII)Rutgers BPrinceton A (UG)87-5
Vinayak Singh BhadoriyaNYU BLehigh B (DII)8710
Monish JampalaGeorgia Tech BSouth Carolina B8810
Waverly O'MalleyIowa BSIUE8810
Dylan MissalAlabama AGeorgia A9510
Bailey Steed (DII)Miami C (DII) West Virginia B (UG) 9910
Liam MarklandAlbertaUW Chastity99-5
Meredie CohenWilliam & MaryNC State9910
Alina MooreTennessee BSouthern10010
Carly HemaniJames Madison AAppalachian State B10010
Simon BursteinVirginiaUNC D10010
Sidhant Chaliha (DII)Princeton A (UG)Rutgers B10110
Lucas Gagen (DII)Miami A (UG) CWRU A (UG) 10210
Daniel Luebs (DII)Michigan State B CWRU C (UG)10210
Kate Merritt (UG)West Virginia A (UG) Ohio State C (DII) 10210
Euan McCubbinUW ChastityAlberta10210
Stella BrownUW SlothBoise State1020
Blake EnwillerVanderbilt AEmory A10210
Colin VessVanderbilt BClemson A10210
Gannon RiceClemson AVanderbilt B1020
Coy MierAuburn CBelmont10210
Ben KantsiperJames Madison BDuke A1020
Andrea OwusuDuke AJames Madison B1020
Conner YamnitzWashU AIllinois B10210