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Music in this Episode

• Main Stem by U.S. Army Blues. Public Domain.
• As I Figure by Kevin MacLeod. CC BY.
• Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen by the Andrew Sisters. Public Domain on Archive.org,.
• Passing Fields by Quantum Jazz. CC BY-SA.
• Night on the Docks - Sax by Kevin MacLeod. CC BY.
• Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon. CC BY.
• Sing, Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman. Public Domain on Archive.org.