{"id":12928,"date":"2025-09-14T13:16:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T13:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=12928"},"modified":"2025-09-14T13:16:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T13:16:38","slug":"12928","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=12928","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_14176\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14176\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14176\" src=\"https:\/\/pilgrimjournalist.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/543-5.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pilgrimjournalist.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/543-5.png 1536w, https:\/\/pilgrimjournalist.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/543-5-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/pilgrimjournalist.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/543-5-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/pilgrimjournalist.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/543-5-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/pilgrimjournalist.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/543-5-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/pilgrimjournalist.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/543-5-450x300.png 450w, https:\/\/pilgrimjournalist.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/543-5-1200x800.png 1200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"5670\" data-end=\"5709\">Richard Grantham stood as they entered.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5711\" data-end=\"5784\">He looked different now. 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