{"id":1140,"date":"2025-06-04T08:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T12:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sailons.com\/northerncomfort\/?page_id=1140"},"modified":"2025-06-04T08:58:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T12:58:52","slug":"season-vi-journey-to-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sailons.com\/northerncomfort\/season-vi-journey-to-the-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Season VI: Journey to the Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this season I don&#8217;t make it to the sea, but I do make all the final pieces to get to the sea. 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