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{
  "count": 5,
  "stories": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "title": "Show HN: …",
      "url": "https://…",
      "points": 312,
      "comments": 140,
      "by": "user",
      "time": "2026-10-18T09:00:00.000Z",
      "discussion": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1"
    },
    {
      "id": 2,
      "title": "…",
      "url": "https://…",
      "points": 268,
      "comments": 97,
      "by": "user",
      "time": "2026-10-18T08:10:00.000Z",
      "discussion": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2"
    },
    {
      "id": 3,
      "title": "…",
      "url": "https://…",
      "points": 201,
      "comments": 54,
      "by": "user",
      "time": "2026-10-18T07:45:00.000Z",
      "discussion": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3"
    },
    {
      "id": 4,
      "title": "…",
      "url": "https://…",
      "points": 150,
      "comments": 212,
      "by": "user",
      "time": "2026-10-18T06:30:00.000Z",
      "discussion": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4"
    },
    {
      "id": 5,
      "title": "…",
      "url": "https://…",
      "points": 96,
      "comments": 31,
      "by": "user",
      "time": "2026-10-18T05:05:00.000Z",
      "discussion": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5"
    }
  ]
}

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