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<\/iframe>\n<\/p><p>I didn\u2019t like this one as much as last year\u2019s equivalent, but it has a few nice moments, and it is still worth sharing, if only as an illustration of the way some try to update ancient stories into a modern medium.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/targuman.org\/blog\/2011\/12\/02\/a-very-social-christmas\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">HT Chris Brady<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I didn\u2019t like this one as much as last year\u2019s equivalent, but it has a few nice moments, and it is still worth sharing, if only as an illustration of the way some try to update ancient stories into a modern medium. 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