{"id":11261,"date":"2026-02-22T16:51:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T16:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/?p=11261"},"modified":"2026-02-22T16:52:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T16:52:00","slug":"project-seven-jan26-update-short","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purplemeanie.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/project-seven-jan26-update-short\/","title":{"rendered":"project sEVen Jan26 Update Short"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Quick update video. Just getting the test bench set up. 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