{"id":186,"date":"2007-06-16T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-16T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/?p=186"},"modified":"2008-05-02T13:06:10","modified_gmt":"2008-05-02T21:06:10","slug":"clarity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/?p=186","title":{"rendered":"Clarity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/blogpix\/clarity.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/RealAudio\/AbyssReflectclip.m3u\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/blogpix\/mscblue.jpg\"\"alt=\"listen\"\/><font color=#330033>&#8230;listen<\/font><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/AttheAbysspg1.html\" style=\"text-decoration:none\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/blogpix\/moregn.jpg\"\/><font color=#330033>&#8230;info about the music<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><font color=#417B68>Reflective, clearly.<\/font><\/i><\/p>\n<p>This might appear to be nothing other than an old faded photo.<br \/>\nBut to the contrary, it&#8217;s the utter clarity of shore rocks seen from under the water on the beach at Turn Point. 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