{"id":2415,"date":"2026-10-18T07:28:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T07:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kourentzes.com\/konstantinos\/?p=2415"},"modified":"2026-10-18T07:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T07:29:14","slug":"a-little-longer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kourentzes.com\/konstantinos\/index.php\/2026\/10\/18\/a-little-longer\/","title":{"rendered":"A Little Longer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Little Longer\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/73RKyy_29yI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the Imperial pleasure world of Bellacourt, an auditor\u2019s suspicious death draws Pahl and Meret beneath the palace\u2019s immaculate splendour. 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