{"id":4710,"date":"2013-04-08T01:48:27","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T06:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=4710"},"modified":"2013-04-08T04:02:47","modified_gmt":"2013-04-08T09:02:47","slug":"once-upon-a-time-vii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=4710","title":{"rendered":"once upon a time vii"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/once7mainbanner200.jpg\" alt=\"Once upon a Time VII Reading Challenge\" align=right hspace=3 vspace=3 \/>Spring arrived while I was in Salt Lake, leaving me pleased with the change in season, but unable to focus on the important aspects thereof, such as the beginning of the annual reading challenge, Once upon a Time, now in its seventh incarnation.<\/p>\n<p>Now that I&#8217;m back and able to concentrate on books once again, I&#8217;m eager to participate. 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