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Words by Val Portelli

Voice by Wendi Walker

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Episode 5 of Val’s Tales is called If Anyone Asks. Inspired by a prompt to write about bullying, it's perhaps not a story you'd immediately think of.

Words by Val Portelli

Voice by Wendi Walker

Music by Matthew Harmon

Episode 5 - If Anyone Asks

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