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  <description><![CDATA[Poor Uncle Dave is a collection of short stories for children of all ages (including the grown up ones), following the trials and errors of hapless Uncle Dave and his super savvy nieces, Emma and Sophie.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Written, produced and narrated by Dave Stevenson.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Opening and closing music: "Fluffing a Duck" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)             Music from https://filmmusic.io                                                                                                          License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Story Copyright © Dave Stevenson. All Rights Reserved.]]></description>
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