{"id":12906,"date":"2025-09-14T13:06:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T13:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=12906"},"modified":"2025-09-14T13:06:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T13:06:37","slug":"12906","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=12906","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"4677\" data-end=\"4700\">Henry smiled at Rachel.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4702\" data-end=\"4943\">\u201cAnd Miss Madison,\u201d he said, \u201cI run a design institute now. I saw your work online. If you\u2019re open to it, I\u2019d like to offer you a spot in our mentorship program. We support self-taught creators\u2014and I believe you have talent worth nurturing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4945\" data-end=\"5049\">Rachel gasped. She hadn\u2019t expected this. 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