{"id":6710,"date":"2014-09-14T21:59:37","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T03:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=6710"},"modified":"2014-09-14T21:59:37","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T03:59:37","slug":"is-anybody-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=6710","title":{"rendered":"Is Anybody There?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblethings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ouija-board-coffee-table-and-rug.jpg?resize=506%2C326\" alt=\"\" width=\"506\" height=\"326\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do the dead belong in the <em>living <\/em>room? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.incrediblethings.com\/home\/ouija-board-coffee-table-rug\/\">More information.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do the dead belong in the living room? 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