{"id":13,"date":"2021-09-05T16:37:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T16:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kits.themecy.com\/memberships-1\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2023-10-30T11:11:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T11:11:13","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldbirdpublishing.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id13_f31cf7-b8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id13_f31cf7-b8 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id13_f31cf7-b8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1200px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:25px;padding-bottom:81px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id13_f31cf7-b8 > 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