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He drank some liquor he got from the ghosts of Henry Hudson's crew

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Rip Van Winkle sleeps for 20 years after drinking a mysterious liquor offered by strange men in the mountains. The liquor puts him into a deep sleep, causing him to miss two decades of time passing.

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liquor from the ghost of Henry Hudson

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