{"id":40855,"date":"2024-04-15T11:14:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=40855"},"modified":"2024-04-15T11:14:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:14:43","slug":"i-heard-that-you-about-the-boys-all-day-so-i-just-rang-to-tell-you-that-matthew-from-a-payphone-a-couple-of-hours-ago-and-they-are-both-fine-the-weather-is-fine-and-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/i-heard-that-you-about-the-boys-all-day-so-i-just-rang-to-tell-you-that-matthew-from-a-payphone-a-couple-of-hours-ago-and-they-are-both-fine-the-weather-is-fine-and-t\/","title":{"rendered":"I heard that you . . . . . . . . about the boys all day, so I just rang to tell you that Matthew . . . . . . . . from a payphone a couple of hours ago and they are both fine. 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