{"id":563,"date":"2006-05-12T09:51:21","date_gmt":"2006-05-12T14:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.steelbuddha.net\/?p=563"},"modified":"2006-05-12T09:54:07","modified_gmt":"2006-05-12T14:54:07","slug":"worlds-greatest-magician","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.steelbuddha.net\/?p=563","title":{"rendered":"World&#8217;s Greatest Magician."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amazing. Breathtaking, really. And a little condescending. Stand aside, Mr. Blaine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pistolwimp.com\/media\/45492\/\">PistolWimp &#8211; World&#8217;s Greatest Magician<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazing. Breathtaking, really. And a little condescending. Stand aside, Mr. Blaine. 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