{"id":1936,"date":"2016-09-14T04:42:48","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T04:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desdemona.org\/blog\/?p=1936"},"modified":"2017-02-06T03:45:54","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T03:45:54","slug":"upcoming-a-tale-for-the-time-being","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.desdemona.org\/blog\/upcoming-a-tale-for-the-time-being\/","title":{"rendered":"A TALE FOR THE TIME BEING"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>by\u00a0Ruth Ozeki<br \/>\nadapted by Laura Ferri<br \/>\nBook-It Repertory Theatre, Seattle, WA<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 20%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' 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