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Packet N: Bonus 10

A novel titled for this group concludes with a chapter where “the author” talks with “the writer” about how this group ends up destroying themselves with the same flaws as humans. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this group that represents an allegory of nationalism and titles a Karel Čapek novel where they destroy almost all landmass on Earth.
ANSWER: newts [accept War with the Newts; accept Salamander Wars; accept Válka s Mloky]
[10e] Čapek is best known for coining the term for these types of characters, whose human-like characteristics are emphasized after they take over the world in the play R.U.R.
ANSWER: robots
[10h] This substance titles a Čapek novel in which it is created as a byproduct of a newly invented reactor that can annihilate matter. This fictional substance represents a kind of spiritual essence that eventually dominates the world.
ANSWER: the absolute [accept The Absolute at Large]
<JF, European Literature> | Packet N - Simon Fraser A, Carleton A, Georgia Tech A, Claremont A, Warwick A, Columbia B

HeardPPBE %M %H %
3914.8797%49%3%

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Conversion

TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
CatholicVassar010010E
Columbia CNYU C010010E
Johns Hopkins ASwarthmore1010020ME
Johns Hopkins BColumbia A010010E
Maryland AJohn Jay1010020ME
Maryland BRutgers A1010020ME
Maryland CNYU A1010020ME
NYU BRutgers B1010020ME

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
California (South)Main Site✓410.0075%25%0%
CanadaMain Site✓1114.55100%36%9%
Great LakesMain Site✓518.00100%80%0%
NortheastMain Site✓514.00100%40%0%
UKMain Site✓615.00100%50%0%
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain Site✓816.25100%63%0%