{"id":22221,"date":"2017-08-16T00:01:26","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T04:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/?p=22221"},"modified":"2017-08-15T11:24:44","modified_gmt":"2017-08-15T15:24:44","slug":"giveaway-cesar-airas-the-little-buddhist-monk-the-proof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2017\/08\/16\/giveaway-cesar-airas-the-little-buddhist-monk-the-proof\/","title":{"rendered":"Giveaway! 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