<\/a>Just so you don't feel left out - Merry Christmas from the cube, too.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rainbow colored icicle lights line the frame of our house. Two brightly LED-lit penguins frolic among the fallen autumn leaves in the front yard. 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