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“The Fourth Death” by Utunu
27th April 2026 • The Voice of Dog • Rob MacWolf and guests
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Today we present “The Fourth Death” a poem by Utunu, author of ‘Rafts’ and ‘Far Flung’; you can find out more about him and his books at mapakuvillage.com.

Read for you by Rob MacWolf — werewolf hitchhiker.

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Voice

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Dog.

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is

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Rob

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MacWolf,

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fellow

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we

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present “The

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Fourth

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Death”

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poem

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by

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Utunu,

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author

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of ‘Rafts’

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and ‘Far Flung’;

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you can

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find

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out

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more

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about

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him

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and

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his

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books

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at

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mapakuvillage.com

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enjoy


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fate

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face

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return

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to

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earth

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