{"id":196,"date":"2017-07-09T18:08:31","date_gmt":"2017-07-09T18:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/journey\/?p=196"},"modified":"2025-12-05T13:38:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T18:38:47","slug":"only-a-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/journey\/?p=196","title":{"rendered":"Only a Theory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69dffe42c864c&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69dffe42c864c\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"1020\" data-attachment-id=\"197\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/journey\/?attachment_id=197\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/07\/Un-True.png?fit=1650%2C2550&amp;ssl=1\" 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