{"id":1124,"date":"2019-10-03T19:53:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T01:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lfsmusings.com\/?p=1124"},"modified":"2021-01-22T16:31:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T22:31:43","slug":"the-gifted-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lillyfei.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/03\/the-gifted-school\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gifted School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lillyfei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/7872ba27-b4d9-4c04-8ec2-22c942ab8766-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lillyfei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/7872ba27-b4d9-4c04-8ec2-22c942ab8766-2-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lillyfei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/7872ba27-b4d9-4c04-8ec2-22c942ab8766-2-scaled.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lillyfei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/7872ba27-b4d9-4c04-8ec2-22c942ab8766-2-scaled.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lillyfei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/7872ba27-b4d9-4c04-8ec2-22c942ab8766-2-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5\/5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The town of Crystal, Colorado is stirred up when an exclusive school for gifted children is opened. 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