{"id":15032,"date":"2026-06-08T23:37:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T23:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetwistzone.com\/?p=15032"},"modified":"2026-06-08T23:37:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T23:37:06","slug":"this-morning-i-walked-into-the-bathroom-and-found-this-on-the-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetwistzone.com\/?p=15032","title":{"rendered":"This morning, I walked into the bathroom and found this on the floor."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content container is_full_width clear\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\"><main id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\"><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-110975\" class=\"post-110975 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>I kept zooming in on the photos, my mind racing between infestation and full-blown biohazard. 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