{"id":9756,"date":"2025-08-24T22:51:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T22:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=9756"},"modified":"2025-08-24T23:00:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T23:00:21","slug":"9756","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=9756","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1956\" data-end=\"1981\">Her heart broke a little.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1983\" data-end=\"2121\">She reached into her bag, pulled out a bone she\u2019d gotten for soup stock, and offered it to him cautiously. \u201cHey there, buddy\u2026 you hungry?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2123\" data-end=\"2296\">Benny eyed her warily at first, but the smell was too tempting. 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