{"id":10391,"date":"2014-03-18T01:22:24","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T08:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nettiesworld.com\/?p=10391"},"modified":"2017-06-28T21:57:38","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T04:57:38","slug":"many-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/?p=10391","title":{"rendered":"Many Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oh, friends. 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