{"id":1522,"date":"2021-08-24T16:03:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T15:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/rbalibrary\/?p=1522"},"modified":"2021-08-24T16:03:14","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T15:03:14","slug":"the-beast-of-buckingham-palace-by-david-walliams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/rbalibrary\/2021\/08\/24\/the-beast-of-buckingham-palace-by-david-walliams\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beast of Buckingham Palace by David Walliams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is 2120 and London is in ruins. 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