{"id":9758,"date":"2025-08-24T22:52:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T22:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=9758"},"modified":"2025-08-24T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T23:00:00","slug":"9758","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readmore.cx\/?p=9758","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"2623\" data-end=\"2764\">Laughing, she reached into her tote and pulled out a few sausages she\u2019d brought just in case. \u201cLook who\u2019s back! I brought something for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_7_host\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">He took them\u2014but, just like before, he didn\u2019t eat them. 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