This episode is part 1 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
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• Bach704T2
• Those of us Left Behind
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• Plantation
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• Mournful Violin 2
• Dead of Night
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