{"id":475,"date":"2023-05-09T02:18:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T06:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samanthablackmon.net\/bgarchive\/?p=475"},"modified":"2025-02-09T17:58:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T21:58:53","slug":"half-life-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samanthablackmon.net\/bgarchive\/half-life-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Half-Life 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"is-resized wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1116\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/samanthablackmon.net\/bgarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/half-life-2.jpg?resize=1116%2C628&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-476\" 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