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November 14, 2025 46 mins

"I never eat pork. It's not that I'm vegetarian, or Jewish or Muslim, it's all to do with something that happened in the 70's, when I was fifteen years old."

So begins a tale of innocence lost, buckets of blood, and the lengths someone might go to in order that they might... sustain a life.

A gruesome tale from New Zealand.

Story featured with kind permission from the author: Jane Percival (https://heni-irihapeti.com/)

Narrated and produced by Thomas Barker

If you'd like to chip in a couple of dollars to help with hosting and production costs, I'd be enormously grateful.
https://ko-fi.com/ttt

Queries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.com

Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi

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