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A poem describes how these animals “sink downward to darkness” after a woman gets a vision of Christ in Palestine. A poem titled for these animals describes these animals “giving their bland motions to the air.” In addition to that “Invective Against [these animals],” a poem describes how “the only moving thing was the eye” of one of (10[1])these animals. One of these general animals titles an autobiography about growing up in Stamps, (-5[1])Arkansas. For 10 points, a Wallace (10[1])Stevens poem (-5[1])describes “Thirteen Ways of Looking” (10[1])at what animals, another of which is “caged” and (10[1])“sings” (10[3])in the title (10[2])of a Maya Angelou autobiography? ■END■

ANSWER: birds [accept blackbirds or swans or pigeons; accept “Invective Against Swans”; accept “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird”] (The poem in the first line is “Sunday Morning”.)
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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%22%88.33
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%0%66.63
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%0%74.83
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%8%65.58
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%80.67
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%74.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%13%79.38
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%22%82.67

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Anna KuangCornell ECornell B5710
Alec RisoCornell DCornell G72-5
Alec WestSyracuseBinghamton B7810
Claire WangRIT CCornell A80-5
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell CCornell F8510
Will HooverRIT BPenn State9410
Iris LiangCornell GCornell D9510
Reese PowellCornell ARIT C9510
Aidan CranerU of Rochester ARIT A9510
Giuseppe PiccirilliBinghamton AESF9810
Sammy CarstensU of Rochester BBinghamton C9810