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Robert Hunter, Grateful Dead's Poetic Lyricist, Dead at 78

Associated Press

   LOS ANGELES - Robert Hunter, the man behind the poetic and mystical
   words for many of the Grateful Dead's finest songs, has died at age 78.

   Hunter died Monday at his Northern California home with his wife,
   Maureen, at his side, former Grateful Dead publicist Dennis McNally
   told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The family did not release a
   cause of death.

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