{"id":29834,"date":"2023-11-22T09:01:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T14:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asliceoforange.net\/?p=29834"},"modified":"2023-11-22T09:02:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T14:02:00","slug":"not-what-it-seems-by-veronica-jorge-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asliceoforange.net\/not-what-it-seems-by-veronica-jorge-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Not What It Seems by Veronica Jorge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.asliceoforange.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Depositphotos_32427947_s-2019.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Female hand with colorful bouquet of autumn leaves. 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