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In a poem titled for this location, the speaker describes how they “failed to love a tree in each person” to describe their disillusionment with modern life. A poem about this place uses the imagery of fingers “emerging from the jungle.” That poem about this place juxtaposes (20[1])two concepts in each line beginning with “sidereal eagle, misty vine.” (20[1])The speaker of one poem plunges their hands into the ground at this place and feels (*) long-forgotten heartbeats. While at this place, the speaker asks unseen people to “speak through my words and my blood” and (10[1])“rise up in birth (10[1])with me.” (10[2])For 10 points, the second section (10[1])of (10[1])Pablo Neruda’s Canto General (10[2])is titled for the “Heights” (10[5])of (10[2])what (10[4])ancient (10[3])city (10[2])in Peru? ■END■ (10[10])

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