{"id":4680,"date":"2005-10-04T14:44:23","date_gmt":"2005-10-04T21:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2005\/10\/04\/sentimental-or-not-a-steam-powered-journey-is-ending-howard-w-french\/"},"modified":"2005-10-04T14:44:23","modified_gmt":"2005-10-04T21:44:23","slug":"sentimental-or-not-a-steam-powered-journey-is-ending-howard-w-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2005\/10\/sentimental-or-not-a-steam-powered-journey-is-ending-howard-w-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Sentimental or Not, a Steam-Powered Journey Is Ending &#8211; Howard W. 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