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In a poem in this collection, a speaker who is done “sailing from harbor to harbor” in a “weather-beaten boat” decides to dive into the “ocean of forms” in search of “the perfect pearl of the formless.” Another poem in this collection describes “death-dealing (10[1])waves” after contrasting “pearl fishers” (10[1])who “dive for pearls” with (10[1])figures who “gather pebbles (10[1])and scatter them again” (10[2])while “on the (10[2])seashore of endless worlds.” (10[2])A poem in this collection prays to “my Father” to “let my country awake” (10[1])as a place “where knowledge (10[1])is free” and “the mind is without fear.” An introduction by W. B. Yeats prefaces this (10[1])collection, which opens with a poem whose speaker claims that “Thou hast made me endless, (-5[1])such is thy pleasure.” For 10 points, (10[1]-5[1])name this Bengali poetry collection by Rabindranath Tagore. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Kevin WangGeorgia Tech BTennesse A4310
Luke ZhangEmory AGeorgia A4810
Henry BylinowskiAuburn ATusculum A5310
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech CEmory B5710
Alex ThomasGeorgia Tech EAlabama A6110
Abby TiptonAuburn BAuburn C6110
Kabir ZamanSouth Carolina AGeorgia Tech A6410
Will LockeTennesse BGeorgia Tech D6410
Henry BylinowskiAuburn AGeorgia Tech A6810
Kevin WangGeorgia Tech BAlabama A6810
Ethan AltshulEmory BTennesse B8210
Luke ZhangEmory ATennesse A8710
Alex ThomasGeorgia Tech EAuburn B10310
Malachi LedfordTusculum AClemson A118-5
Ian LuGeorgia Tech FGeorgia A12510
Braeden LaRocheSouth Carolina AGeorgia Tech C125-5
Charlie WeaverClemson ATusculum A1340
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech CSouth Carolina A13410