Salem, Massachusetts — a quiet walk at 2 AM

Two in the morning in Salem, Massachusetts, far enough into autumn that the air has gone crisp. The walk keeps to lantern-lit alleys and passes what Salem holds close: old cemeteries, historic houses dark for the night, long shadows laid out under the streetlamps. Down by the waterfront, sound carries — footsteps, leaves moving, an echo now and then from somewhere that does not explain itself. The sound is binaural: what is near sounds near, and the rest keeps its distance. It is made for ambient viewing and background sound — headphones or a large screen, whichever is at hand. Witch City at rest is the right phrase for it. The walk makes no attempt to settle what the town is at this hour. It just walks — an hour of Salem holding still, at the one hour it is allowed to.

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Best with headphones — the audio is true binaural. Watch on YouTube (recommended on TV).