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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 (10[1])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. (10[1])One of these general animals titles an autobiography about growing up in Stamps, (10[1])Arkansas. For 10 points, (10[1])a Wallace Stevens (10[1])poem (10[1])describes “Thirteen Ways of (10[1])Looking” at what animals, another of which is “caged” and “sings” in the title 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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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Beckett Gilmore (DII)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)Miami C (DII) 2610
Peter Zeng (DII)Ohio State B (DII) Michigan State A 5710
Lucas Gagen (DII)Miami A (UG) CWRU C (UG)5910
Matthew Kelley (DII)Michigan D (UG)Ohio State A (UG) 7210
Cara Monroe (DII)Miami B (UG) Michigan C 7610
Nidhi Kundargi (DII)Michigan State B West Virginia A (UG) 7910
Brady Hagan (DII)Ohio State C (DII) West Virginia B (UG) 8010
Cole Polley (UG)Michigan B (UG)CWRU B (DII) 8410

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2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%80.67
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%74.00
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