{"id":23,"date":"2018-03-08T16:59:34","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T20:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harmonybetweentheears.com\/?p=23"},"modified":"2023-05-28T22:22:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T02:22:28","slug":"pay-attention-you-just-never-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harmonybetweentheears.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/08\/pay-attention-you-just-never-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Pay attention.  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