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An ESPN article whose title begins with this phrase declares that “It will be a Religious War, a sort of Christian Jihad” about the aftermath of 9/11. In a book whose title starts with this phrase, (10[1])its author recounts having a shared interest in football with Nixon, despite hating him, while covering the 1972 presidential campaign. These three words begin the title of a book that references a Sports Illustrated offer to follow the Mint 400 while its characters are “somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert.” (10[3])A work of gonzo journalism whose title (10[1])starts with these three words (10[2])was originally (10[1])published in Rolling (10[1]-5[1])Stone and used the pseudonym Raoul Duke as a stand-in for its author. For 10 points, what three words begin the title of a novel based on Hunter S. Thompson’s time (10[1])in Las Vegas? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: fear and loathing [accept Fear and Loathing in America or Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas or Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail ’72]
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Omer KeskinOxford ACambridge B3510
Michael WuSouthamptonCambridge D8810
Owen IredaleImperial AManchester8810
Gavin MarkoffVanderbiltWarwick B8810
Albert NyangLSE ABristol A9510
Edward FogelBirminghamImperial B10010
Tom HainesDurham AOxford B10010
Ian McDowellCambridge CCambridge A10210
James CarrigyEdinburghDurham B10510
Zayyan MahmoodSouthampton AWarwick A105-5
Ryan SharpeLSE BBristol B13610
Odysseas GabrielatosWarwick ASouthampton A14010