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This novel parodies icons like Mae West and George Bernard Shaw by supplying their responses, Clickhole-style, to a survey about the immortal soul. In this novel, Francis Drake and the Marquis de Sade discuss the threat of a superior “Baltic” race theorized by Dr. Hans Thuring. This novel depicts Oswald Spengler as the ridiculous author Wolf Meynert. The papers of Mr. (*) Povondra make up much of the (15[1])second section of (15[1])this novel, a supplemental chapter of which analyzes the sex life of the title characters. The title characters of this (10[1])novel, who conspire to flood most of the Earth in pursuit of lebensraum, first contact humans after their discovery by (-5[1])Captain van (10[1])Toch. For 10 points, name this Karel Čapek novel depicting (10[1])the conquest of the world by salamanders. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: The War with the Newts [or Salamander Wars before “salamanders” is read; or Valka s Mloky]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Anson BernsWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People AgainColumbia B6615
Halle Friedmanmeet the new weird, same as the old weirdnats is supposed to mean you all have gone soft6915
Daniel SheinbergUG Championship Players (and Mazin)Olmo (Bonus) Bagelry8910
Kevin Wangmeet the new weird, same as the old weirdUG Championship Players (and Mazin)109-5
Adam Silvermannats is supposed to mean you all have gone softWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Again11110
Isaac Kirk-DavidoffOlmo (Bonus) BagelryColumbia B12110
Michal GerasimiukUG Championship Players (and Mazin)meet the new weird, same as the old weird12910

Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%0%17%102.50
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%0%110.67
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%33%33%98.33
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%0%33%120.33
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%67%0%74.67
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y367%0%33%112.00
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y4100%0%0%89.00
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%0%0%110.00