{"id":6209,"date":"2025-05-20T10:49:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T10:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/20years.enterthemothership.com\/portfolio\/green-giant-a-k-a-swamp-thing\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T13:08:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T13:08:48","slug":"green-giant-a-k-a-swamp-thing","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/spectrum.enterthemothership.com\/en\/portfolio\/green-giant-a-k-a-swamp-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Giant a.k.a. 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