{"id":853,"date":"2025-10-17T20:51:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T20:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=853"},"modified":"2025-10-17T20:52:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T20:52:00","slug":"in-the-blue-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=853","title":{"rendered":"In the (Blue) Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-856 .fg-image { width: 1200px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-carousel foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-carousel fg-ready fg-light fg-border-thin fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-856\" 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