{"id":54501,"date":"2012-09-19T07:56:31","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T07:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=54501"},"modified":"2012-09-19T07:56:31","modified_gmt":"2012-09-19T07:56:31","slug":"robert-blake-on-his-visit-to-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/robert-blake-on-his-visit-to-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Blake On His Visit To Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Robert O. 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