{"id":1042,"date":"2013-12-24T11:00:26","date_gmt":"2013-12-24T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rhworldimagery.wordpress.com\/?p=1042"},"modified":"2015-04-02T15:47:27","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T15:47:27","slug":"german-nutcracker-dolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/24\/german-nutcracker-dolls\/","title":{"rendered":"German nutcracker dolls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/lightbox-galleries.php?id=20495&amp;gallery=Stuart%20Black\" target=\"_blank\">Stuart Black<\/a> shows slightly scary wooden nutcracker dolls sold in a Berlin Christmas market. 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