The Rise & Fall of a Corrupt Empire, & the Tranquility Its Ruin Brought; Whether Momentary or Everlasting, No One Could Be Certain

by State Machines

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	1.	Invasion of the New World 03:16
	2.	Boston, 1770 02:18
	3.	Seperation From A Troubled Past 01:00
	4.	New Beginnings 03:35
	5.	Rise to Power 01:53
	6.	Corruption by Power 02:30
	7.	Manifest Destiny (Repeating the Mistakes of the Past) 02:23
	8.	Warring Nations 04:53
	9.	To the Victor Goes the Spoils 01:30
	10.	Warning Signs of a Betrayal to the People 02:26
	11.	Calm Before the Storm 07:53
	12.	Winter of Discontent 12:09
	13.	Resistance I (Unrest of the People) 02:47
	14.	Suppression (Riot Police Crowd the Streets) 04:45
	15.	Suffocation of Ideals 03:05
	16.	Resistance II (Revolution) 05:52
	17.	Coup d'État 04:05
	18.	Summer's Respite 03:45
	19.	Uncertain Future 07:25

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released July 4, 2019

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