{"id":11868,"date":"2021-12-16T07:51:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T12:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=11868"},"modified":"2021-12-16T07:55:06","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T12:55:06","slug":"11868","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=11868","title":{"rendered":"virtual advent tour 2021: day 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/VAT21-400.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/VAT21-400.jpeg\" alt=\"Virtual Advent Tour 2021 badge -- 400 px\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/VAT21-400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/VAT21-400-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Sorry that this post is a little tardy. 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