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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 (10[1])the eye” of one of (10[1])these animals. One of these general animals titles an autobiography about growing up in Stamps, Arkansas. (10[1])For 10 points, a Wallace Stevens poem (10[1])describes “Thirteen Ways of Looking” (10[1])at what animals, (-5[1])another of which is “caged” and “sings” (10[2])in the title (10[1])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
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)NYU A (UG)5210
Ethan Furman (DII)Penn A (DII)Maryland A (DII)5710
Alex Wong (DII)Rutgers A (UG)Rowan A (DII)7310
Olin Bose (DII)Columbia A (UG)Penn B (DII)8010
Rohit Chintala (DII)Maryland B (DII)Bard A (UG)8510
Alexandra Duan (DII)Columbia BLehigh A (UG)88-5
Lucas Shedlock (UG)Princeton A (UG)Fordham A9510
Rico-Ian Banting (UG)NYU BRutgers B9510
Chase Barrick (DII)Lehigh A (UG)Columbia B9810

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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