This episode tells the story, "The Devil and Tom Walker," by Washington Irving. The tale recounts the story of Tom Walker, a miserly man who wanders into a gloomy forrest, where the Devil himself offers him a dark deal.

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• Daybreak
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• Raw Meat
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• Everything Was Different
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  • https://uppbeat.io/t/ben-mcelroy/everything-was-different
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• Don’t Forget to Feed Your Monsters
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  • https://uppbeat.io/t/maciej-sadowski/dont-forget-to-feed-your-demons
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• In the Gloaming
• Corelli - La Folia - Op. 5, No. 12 - Arranged for Harpsichord, GregorQuendel
• Weightless
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  • https://uppbeat.io/t/arend/weightless
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• Pourquoi Pas?
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• Soon This Will All Be Sea
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• Handel, George Frideric - Sarabande - HWV 437 (Harpsichord)
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• Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 17 - The Tempest - III - Op. 31, No. 2
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• The Lowest of Bows
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