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A dream in this novel features a character who won’t laugh at clowns and an infinite series of envelopes. A character in this novel burns the contents of a briefcase, including his high school diploma and a Sambo (10[1])doll, (10[1])to (10[1])illuminate a room. (10[1])After a boiler explosion at a paint factory, (10[1])a character (10[1])in this novel undergoes electroshock therapy and realizes he has forgotten his name. That character in this novel wins a college scholarship by fighting in a “Battle Royal.” (10[1])This novel’s narrator lives in an underground room lit by 1,369 lightbulbs (10[1]-5[1])after a riot led by Ras the Exhorter. For 10 points, name this novel about the title unnamed Black man, by Ralph (10[1])Ellison. ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Invisible Man [reject “The Invisible Man”]
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2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY9100%0%11%67.56
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY7100%0%14%76.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%8%74.33
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%22%84.44
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY7100%0%0%81.86
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY10100%0%0%63.30

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jeffery XuGeorgia Tech DGeorgia Tech A3710
Henry BylinowskiAuburn AGeorgia Tech E3810
Blake EnwillerVanderbilt AEmory A3910
Braeden LarocheSouth Carolina ATennessee A4210
Monish JampalaGeorgia Tech BSouth Carolina B5010
Dylan SpearmanClemson AVanderbilt B5210
Aaryan TomarGeorgia Tech CFurman8010
John ShieldsClemson BAuburn B92-5
Towery McNeilMississippi State AEmory Oxford9210
Varun VenkatagiriGeorgia AAlabama A11410
Jack OgletreeAuburn BClemson B11610
Earielle LondonSouthernTennessee B11610
Brandon HuntAuburn CBelmont11610