{"id":19558,"date":"2010-12-21T10:00:20","date_gmt":"2010-12-21T15:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fryeblog.blog.lib.mcmaster.ca\/?p=19558"},"modified":"2010-12-21T10:00:20","modified_gmt":"2010-12-21T15:00:20","slug":"ask-tell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/macblog.mcmaster.ca\/fryeblog\/2010\/12\/21\/ask-tell\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask. 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