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Music

Sincerely Yours by LLLL
Across the Other Side by Infinite Scale
Sunset by Resavoir
Mammoth by Golden Brown
Unassigned by Vernon Spring
Swimming by Explosions in the Sky
Pure (Ride the World) by The Brendan Eder Ensemble
Le Tunnel by Sylvain Chauveau
Floating Away by Lullatone

Notes

There's a ton written about Emma Rowena Gatewood but so much of it, including this story, owes a huge debt to Ben Montgomery's book, Grandma Gatewood's Walk, which excavated the story of her life with her husband. Besides that, it is wonderfully written. Totally recommend it.

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