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After a character in this story abruptly says, “I like to chew candles,” a man responds, “Who doesn’t?” After hearing a girl’s name, one character in this story reflects on the line “mixing memory and desire” from The Waste (-5[1])Land. This story opens with a woman receiving a phone call from her mother in New York City. The protagonist of this story yells at a woman to stop being a “sneak” for trying to look at his (*) feet in an (10[1])elevator. (10[1]-5[1])The protagonist of this story is chastised after playing the piano with Sharon Lipschutz. This is the first story in the collection Nine Stories. The protagonist of this story tells the girl Sybil Carpenter about an animal that dies from eating too much fruit. (10[1])For 10 points, name this story that ends after Seymour Glass commits suicide in his hotel room, written by J.D. Salinger. ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: “A Perfect Day for Bananafish
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Darryl WangRochester ARochester C38-5
Nathan ZhangCornell WindColumbia Ly-α7910
Julian BushlowCornell EarthRIT80-5
Jiming ChenCornell FireRochester B8010
Cade ReinbergerRITCornell Earth12410
Raza AliRochester CRochester A1460

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2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y475%0%50%94.33
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite)2023-10-21Y8100%50%0%75.38