{"id":12460,"date":"2025-09-11T17:07:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T17:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=12460"},"modified":"2025-09-11T17:07:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T17:07:37","slug":"12460","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=12460","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1177\">When the Surgeon Fell Ill<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1326\">Halfway through the procedure, I noticed something different. Dr. Harris paused for a moment, his face pale. 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