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“Banlieue Blues” by Anhedral (read by Apollo)
7th September 2026 • The Voice of Dog • Rob MacWolf and guests
00:00:00 00:36:37

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In post-apocalypse Paris, a teenaged werewolf in her first Hunt chases a lone miscreant through the ruins of the suburbs.

Today’s story is “Banlieue Blues” by Anhedral, a music teacher and writer whose work has appeared in ROAR, Werewolves Versus, and Wolves Dot Gay. You can find more of his stories on his Furaffinity.

Read by Apollo Brightflank, who Still Returns to the Prairie.

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Rob

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MacWolf,

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story

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is “Banlieue Blues”

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by

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22 October 2042
2:35 pm

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

cuff

matter:

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matter:

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matter:

muzzle.
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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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sides!"
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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

you,

matter:

La Chasse."
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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

to

matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

gets to Hunt.
*****
Department 93, Paris
22 October 2042
4:17 pm

She's shrewd and nimble

matter:

for

matter:

a

matter:

human,

matter:

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matter:

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matter:

her

matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

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matter:

purpose.
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the portico:

the portico:

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the portico:

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the portico:

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the portico:

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the portico:

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the portico:

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the portico:

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the portico:

at me, and

the portico:

wave.
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the portico:

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the portico:

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the portico:

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the portico:

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the portico:

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the portico:

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the portico:

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the portico:

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the portico:

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the portico:

opera-house –

the portico:

she's

the portico:

mine.
*****
Bourg-le-Roi

the portico:

werewolf

the portico:

enclave,

the portico:

Clichy-sous-Bois,

the portico:

Paris
21 October 2042
6:15 pm

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