{"id":2566,"date":"2025-09-05T18:54:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T18:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lplnew.creol.ucf.edu\/?page_id=2566"},"modified":"2025-09-05T19:38:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:38:05","slug":"hiceps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/lpl\/facilities\/hiceps\/","title":{"rendered":"Heracles Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2566\" class=\"elementor elementor-2566\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312a739 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"312a739\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c9f054 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c9f054\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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