{"id":12061,"date":"2026-02-01T10:04:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T15:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaeljpalladino.com\/?p=12061"},"modified":"2026-02-01T10:04:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T15:04:51","slug":"when-it-goes-dark-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaeljpalladino.com\/?p=12061","title":{"rendered":"When It Goes Dark Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michaeljpalladino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/When-It-Goes-Dark-Out-scaled.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12060\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/michaeljpalladino.com\/?attachment_id=12060\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michaeljpalladino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/When-It-Goes-Dark-Out-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1887&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1887\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"When It Goes Dark Out\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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