This episode is part 2 of 2 and begins the haunting tale of Rip Van Winkle. The story has been lightly modernized from Washington Irving's original legend.

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• Daybreak
  • Music from #Uppbeat
  • https://uppbeat.io/t/kite-flight/daybreak
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• The Brightness Surrounds
  • Music from #Uppbeat
  • https://uppbeat.io/t/ben-mcelroy/the-brightness-surrounds
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• Shenandoah, by Colonial Faire
• Bach704T2
• The Girl I left Behind Me
  • Music from #Uppbeat
  • https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-taylor-armerding/the-girl-i-left-behind-me
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• Darker Side
  • Music from #Uppbeat
  • https://uppbeat.io/t/ten-string-story/darker-side
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• Neil Gow’s Lament by Colonial Faire
• A Toast to General Washington, by Colonial Faire