This episode tells the story, "The Gray Champion," by Nathanael Hawthorne. The tale investigates the spirit of a people that animates itself in desperate times, for a righteous cause. After the story is finished, we pause to take stock of the lessons that we have learned from the various stories and characters so far in season 1.

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ARTIST ATTRIBUTION

• Daybreak
  • Music from #Uppbeat
  • https://uppbeat.io/t/kite-flight/daybreak
  • License code: TR4WG7VISV4MSFOB
• Outside the Bubble
  • Music from #Uppbeat
  • https://uppbeat.io/t/ben-mcelroy/outside-the-bubble
  • License code: PXKGNHYDYRC1ZITE
• The First Wave
  • Music from #Uppbeat
  • https://uppbeat.io/t/ben-mcelroy/the-first-wave
  • License code: ZYTSMVIUCCBFYHDY
• In the Gloaming
• Bleak
  • Music from #Uppbeat
  • https://uppbeat.io/t/josh-stewart/bleak
  • License code: 5KPHIA5JKLSLO102
• Close Enough
  • Music from #Uppbeat
  • https://uppbeat.io/t/peter-cavallo/close-enough
  • License code: YHRIF4HVQFEHFXCC
• For Another Day
  • Music from #Uppbeat
  • https://uppbeat.io/t/ben-mcelroy/for-another-day
  • License code: 5GER2V6H59LVKAP8
• Dionisio Aguado, Alegreto1, -Classical Guitar, Played On Harpsichord, Nesrality
• The Retirement of Major Edward Cummings
  • Music from #Uppbeat
  • https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-taylor-armerding/the-retirement-of-major-edward-cummings
  • License code: KEASJGCOA3ZWOK55
• Sonata number 2 for flute and harpsichord remix by Bach
• Bodhi Bliss
  • Music from #Uppbeat
  • https://uppbeat.io/t/abbas-premjee/bodhi-bliss
  • License code: U9LHPRI4SFLZOEHS