Mama mea a murit \u00eentr-un pat de spital, cu m\u00e2inile reci \u0219i picioarele umflate, dup\u0103 ce ani \u00eentregi \u00eemi spusese c\u0103 nu-i ajung banii nici m\u0103car s\u0103-\u0219i cumpere un pulover.
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\nAm \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntat-o cu bani str\u00e2n\u0219i de la vecini…
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\nIar \u00een a treia zi, sub o bucat\u0103 ruginit\u0103 de tabl\u0103 din acoperi\u0219, am g\u0103sit un carnet de economii cu o sum\u0103 care mi-a t\u0103iat respira\u021bia:
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\naproape 80 de milioane de lei.
\n\u2800
\nDar partea cea mai rea nu erau banii.
\n\u2800
\nPartea cea mai rea era numele de familie scris pe dosarul aflat l\u00e2ng\u0103 acel carnet.
\n\u2800
\nMama mea era cunoscut\u0103 de toat\u0103 lumea din cartier drept Tereza Popescu.
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\nTanti Tereza.
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\nFemeia care vindea pl\u0103cinte duminica, \u00een fa\u021ba bisericii.
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\nCea care str\u00e2ngea sticle de plastic ca s\u0103 le v\u00e2nd\u0103 la kilogram.
\n\u2800
\nCea care m\u00e2nca orez simplu cu pu\u021bin\u0103 sare \u0219i \u00eemi spunea:
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\n\u2014 Nu mi-e foame, mam\u0103. M\u0103n\u00e2nc\u0103 tu.
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\nIar eu, ca o proast\u0103, o credeam.
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\nLocuiam \u00eentr-o c\u0103su\u021b\u0103 veche, \u00eentr-un cartier modest de la marginea Bucure\u0219tiului.
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\nC\u00e2nd ploua, puneam g\u0103le\u021bi \u00een sufragerie pentru c\u0103 acoperi\u0219ul curgea ca o sit\u0103.
\n\u2800
\nMama avea o p\u0103tur\u0103 maro care mirosea deja a umezeal\u0103, dar pe care nu voia niciodat\u0103 s-o arunce.
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\n\u2014 Mai \u021bine, spunea ea r\u00e2z\u00e2nd cu r\u00e2sul acela obosit al femeilor care suferiser\u0103 deja prea mult.
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\nEu sunt Elena, fiica ei cea mic\u0103.
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\nFratele meu, Radu, veni la priveghi cu ochelari de soare \u0219i o c\u0103ma\u0219\u0103 nou\u0103.
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\nNu pl\u00e2nse.
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\nSo\u021bia lui, Patricia, privea prin cas\u0103 de parc\u0103 deja hot\u0103ra ce mobil\u0103 avea s\u0103 ia.
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\nImediat dup\u0103 ce am terminat preg\u0103tirile pentru pomenire, Radu m\u0103 trase \u00een buc\u0103t\u0103rie.
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\n\u2014 Elena, hai s\u0103 vorbim clar. Casa e o ruin\u0103, dar terenul sigur valoreaz\u0103 ceva. Vindem \u0219i \u00eemp\u0103r\u021bim banii.
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\n\u2014 \u00cemp\u0103r\u021bim? i-am r\u0103spuns. Mama abia a fost \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntat\u0103.
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\nPatricia chicoti.
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\n\u2014 Hai, nu exagera. Mama voastr\u0103 a tr\u0103it \u00eentotdeauna ca vai de capul ei, n-a avut nimic. M\u0103car s\u0103 foloseasc\u0103 la ceva d\u0103r\u0103p\u0103n\u0103tura asta.
\n\u2800
\nAm sim\u021bit cum \u00eemi ia foc fa\u021ba.
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\n\u2014 Nu vorbi a\u0219a despre casa ei.
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\n\u2014 Dar ce este? interveni fratele meu. Nici m\u0103car podeaua nu e ca lumea. \u00cen plus, tu n-ai so\u021b \u0219i copii, Elena. Nu ai nevoie de prea multe.
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\nAtunci am \u00een\u021beles.
\n\u2800
\nMama abia \u00eenchisese ochii, iar ei deja o deposedau de pu\u021binul despre care credeau c\u0103-i apar\u021binuse.
\n\u2800
\nN-am mai spus nimic.
\n\u2800
\nDar mi-am scos telefonul \u0219i am \u00eenceput s\u0103 \u00eenregistrez.
\n\u2800
\nNu era prima dat\u0103.
\n\u2800
\nDe c\u00e2nd mama se \u00eemboln\u0103vise, \u00eencepusem s\u0103 p\u0103strez mesaje, \u00eenregistr\u0103ri \u0219i fotografii.
\n\u2800
\nRadu nu voise s\u0103 dea nici m\u0103car un leu pentru medicamentele ei.
\n\u2800
\nPatricia spusese odat\u0103:
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\n\u2014 De ce s\u0103 arunc\u0103m banii pe o b\u0103tr\u00e2n\u0103 care oricum o s\u0103 moar\u0103?
\n\u2800
\nF\u0103cusem chiar \u0219i o captur\u0103 de ecran dup\u0103 un mesaj trimis de fratele meu:
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\n\u201eDac\u0103 o iube\u0219ti at\u00e2t, pl\u0103te\u0219te tu. Mie oricum nu-mi las\u0103 nimic.\u201d
\n\u2800
\nMesajul acela m\u0103 duruse ca o palm\u0103.
\n\u2800
\n\u2800
\n\u00cen acea sear\u0103, dup\u0103 ce plecar\u0103 to\u021bi, am r\u0103mas singur\u0103 \u00een casa mamei, a\u0219ezat\u0103 l\u00e2ng\u0103 masa din plastic unde obi\u0219nuia s\u0103 fr\u0103m\u00e2nte aluatul pentru pl\u0103cinte.
\n\u2800
\nMirosea a cafea re\u00eenc\u0103lzit\u0103, a lum\u00e2n\u0103ri \u0219i a umezeal\u0103.
\n\u2800
\nPe perete \u00eenc\u0103 at\u00e2rna un calendar vechi de la un magazin de bricolaj.
\n\u2800
\nO dat\u0103 fusese \u00eencercuit\u0103 cu marker ro\u0219u:
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\n17 martie.
\n\u2800
\nNu \u0219tiusem niciodat\u0103 de ce.
\n\u2800
\nSub calendar, \u00eentr-un cui, era brelocul mamei.
\n\u2800
\nTrei chei obi\u0219nuite.
\n\u2800
\nO iconi\u021b\u0103 mic\u0103.
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\n\u0218i o chei\u021b\u0103 aurie, minuscul\u0103, cu o panglic\u0103 ro\u0219ie legat\u0103 de ea.
\n\u2800
\nMama purtase mereu chei\u021ba aceea prins\u0103 de \u0219or\u021b.
\n\u2800
\nC\u00e2nd eram copil, o \u00eentrebam:
\n\u2800
\n\u2014 Ce deschide, mam\u0103?
\n\u2800
\nIar ea \u00eemi r\u0103spundea:
\n\u2800
\n\u2014 Lucruri pe care uneori e mai bine s\u0103 nu le deschizi.
\n\u2800
\nCrezusem c\u0103 era doar una dintre vorbele ei ciudate.
\n\u2800
\nP\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een noaptea aceea, c\u00e2nd am v\u0103zut chei\u021ba \u0219i m-a trecut un fior.
\n\u2800
\n\u2800
\nA doua zi m-am dus la spital s\u0103 ridic ultimele lucruri ale mamei.
\n\u2800
\nO asistent\u0103 mai \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 \u00eemi \u00eentinse o pung\u0103 transparent\u0103 \u00een care se aflau hainele, papucii \u0219i un dosar medical.
\n\u2800
\n\u00cenainte s\u0103 mi le dea, m\u0103 privi ciudat.
\n\u2800
\n\u2014 Tu e\u0219ti Elena?
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\n\u2014 Da.
\n\u2800
\nFemeia \u00ee\u0219i cobor\u00ee vocea.
\n\u2800
\n\u2014 Mama ta m-a rugat ca, dac\u0103 i se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 ceva, s\u0103 nu-l las pe fratele t\u0103u s\u0103-i ating\u0103 actele.
\n\u2800
\nAm \u00eencremenit.
\n\u2800
\n\u2014 Care acte?
\n\u2800
\nAsistenta privi spre hol.
\n\u2800
\n\u2014 Repeta mereu c\u0103 vor veni \u201ecei din familia Ardeleanu\u201d. Nu \u0219tiu cine sunt, dar mama ta se temea.
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\nFamilia Ardeleanu.
\n\u2800
\nNumele \u00eemi era cunoscut de pe cl\u0103diri de birouri, din articole despre mari dezvoltatori imobiliari, clinici private \u0219i fotografii cu politicieni la inaugur\u0103ri.
\n\u2800
\nOameni boga\u021bi.
\n\u2800
\nExtrem de boga\u021bi.
\n\u2800
\nAm r\u00e2s nervos.
\n\u2800
\n\u2014 Mama vindea pl\u0103cinte. Nu cuno\u0219tea asemenea oameni.
\n\u2800
\nAsistenta \u00eemi str\u00e2nse m\u00e2na.
\n\u2800
\n\u2014 \u0218i ea spunea acela\u0219i lucru… p\u00e2n\u0103 adormea \u0219i \u00eencepea s\u0103 strige folosind alt nume.
\n\u2800
\n\u2014 Ce nume?
\n\u2800
\nFemeia \u00eenghi\u021bi \u00een sec.
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\n\u2014 Mariana.
\n\u2800
\nAm ie\u0219it din spital str\u00e2ng\u00e2nd punga la piept.
\n\u2800
\nSim\u021beam de parc\u0103 \u00eentreg Bucure\u0219tiul m\u0103 privea.
\n\u2800
\n\u2800
\n\u00cen acea dup\u0103-amiaz\u0103, Radu ap\u0103ru cu un l\u0103c\u0103tu\u0219.
\n\u2800
\nNici m\u0103car nu b\u0103tu la u\u0219\u0103.
\n\u2800
\n\u2014 Ce faci? am strigat.
\n\u2800
\n\u2014 Schimb \u00eencuietoarea. Eu \u0219i Patricia ne ocup\u0103m de cas\u0103, ca s\u0103 nu intre ho\u021bii.
\n\u2800
\n\u2014 Casa asta nu este a ta.
\n\u2800
\n\u2014 Nici a ta nu este, Elena. Nu te mai comporta ca proprietara doar pentru c\u0103 ai fost asistenta gratuit\u0103 a mamei.
\n\u2800
\nL\u0103c\u0103tu\u0219ul \u00ee\u0219i cobor\u00ee privirea, st\u00e2njenit.
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\nPatricia st\u0103tea l\u00e2ng\u0103 el, cu unghiile vopsite \u00een ro\u0219u \u0219i o pung\u0103 cu covrigi \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103.
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\n\u2014 Nu mai face at\u00e2ta dram\u0103. Mama voastr\u0103 n-a l\u0103sat testament. Iar dac\u0103 a l\u0103sat ceva, probabil sunt numai datorii.
\n\u2800
\nMi-am ridicat telefonul.
\n\u2800
\n\u2014 Continu\u0103, Patricia. \u00cemi place foarte mult cum sun\u0103 vocea ta pe \u00eenregistrare.
\n\u2800
\nZ\u00e2mbetul \u00eei disp\u0103ru.
\n\u2800
\nRadu se apropie de mine cu maxilarul \u00eencle\u0219tat.
\n\u2800
\n\u2014 Nu te pune cu mine, Elena. Tu nu \u0219tii nimic despre mama.
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\n\u0218i, pentru prima dat\u0103, am sim\u021bit c\u0103 propozi\u021bia aceea nu fusese o insult\u0103.
\n\u2800
\nFusese un avertisment.
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\n\u2800
\nDup\u0103 ce plecar\u0103, am pus un lac\u0103t vechi \u0219i am \u00eenceput s\u0103 caut prin cas\u0103.
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\nSertare.
\n\u2800
\nCutii de pantofi.
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\nPungi.
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\nCutii metalice \u00een care mama p\u0103stra a\u021be \u0219i nasturi.
\n\u2800
\nNimic.
\n\u2800
\nP\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd \u00eencepu din nou s\u0103 plou\u0103.
\n\u2800
\nApa picura exact \u00een col\u021bul \u00een care se afla \u0219ifonierul vechi.
\n\u2800
\nAm mutat o g\u0103leat\u0103 \u0219i am observat c\u0103 una dintre buc\u0103\u021bile de tabl\u0103 ale acoperi\u0219ului suna diferit.
\n\u2800
\nA gol.
\n\u2800
\nM-am urcat pe un scaun \u0219i apoi pe mas\u0103, tremur\u00e2nd, pentru c\u0103 nu mi-au pl\u0103cut niciodat\u0103 \u00een\u0103l\u021bimile.
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\nAm b\u0103gat m\u00e2na printr-o deschiz\u0103tur\u0103.
\n\u2800
\nAm atins ceva \u00eenvelit \u00een plastic negru.
\n\u2800
\nAm tras.
\n\u2800
\nAu c\u0103zut praf \u0219i p\u0103m\u00e2nt uscat.
\n\u2800
\nApoi c\u0103zu o cutie metalic\u0103 veche de biscui\u021bi.
\n\u2800
\nAvea un lac\u0103t auriu minuscul.
\n\u2800
\nChei\u021ba cu panglic\u0103 ro\u0219ie se potrivi perfect.
\n\u2800
\nDe parc\u0103 a\u0219teptase ani \u00eentregi acel moment.
\n\u2800
\n\u00cen\u0103untru erau trei lucruri.
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\nUn carnet de economii pe numele Tereza Popescu.
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\nUn plic galben sigilat.
\n\u2800
\n\u0218i o fotografie veche.
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\u2800
\n\u00cen fotografie era mama.
\n\u2800
\nDar nu mama pe care o cunoscusem eu.
\n\u2800
\nPurta o rochie alb\u0103, cercei cu perle, avea p\u0103rul elegant aranjat \u0219i o triste\u021be ciudat\u0103 \u00een privire.
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\nL\u00e2ng\u0103 ea se afla un b\u0103rbat \u00eenalt, \u00eembr\u0103cat \u00een costum, cu m\u00e2na pe talia ei.
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\nPe spatele fotografiei era scris cu pix albastru:
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\n\u201eMariana \u0219i Adrian. Bucure\u0219ti, 1988.\u201d
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\nPentru c\u00e2teva secunde nu am respirat.
\n\u2800
\nAm deschis carnetul de economii.
\n\u2800
\nErau depuneri vechi.
\n\u2800
\nUnele de c\u00e2teva mii de lei.
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\nAltele de sute de mii.
\n\u2800
\nSoldul \u0219i documentele anexate indicau active de o valoare echivalent\u0103 cu aproape 80 de milioane de lei.
\n\u2800
\nUltima tranzac\u021bie fusese f\u0103cut\u0103 cu numai dou\u0103 luni \u00eenainte.
\n\u2800
\nDepunere: aproximativ 1,3 milioane de lei.
\n\u2800
\nPe o foaie \u00eemp\u0103turit\u0103 era scris de m\u00e2n\u0103:
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\n\u201eT\u0103cere \u2014 martie.\u201d
\n\u2800
\nMartie.
\n\u2800
\nData din calendar.
\n\u2800
\nAm sim\u021bit c\u0103 \u00eentreaga cas\u0103 se pr\u0103bu\u0219e\u0219te peste mine.
\n\u2800
\nNu putea fi adev\u0103rat.
\n\u2800
\nMama num\u0103ra m\u0103run\u021bi\u0219ul \u00eenainte s\u0103 mearg\u0103 la farmacie.
\n\u2800
\nIar cineva \u00eei transferase o avere?
\n\u2800
\nAm deschis plicul galben.
\n\u2800
\n\u00cen\u0103untru erau copia unui certificat de na\u0219tere, un document notarial, articole vechi din ziare \u0219i un dosar pe care scria:
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\n\u201eGrupul Ardeleanu\u201d
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\nAm citit mai \u00eent\u00e2i certificatul.
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\nNume: Mariana Ardeleanu.
\n\u2800
\nTat\u0103: Adrian Ardeleanu.
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\nMam\u0103: Beatrice Marinescu.
\n\u2800
\nData na\u0219terii: 12 mai 1965.
\n\u2800
\nFotografia Marianei era fotografia mamei mele.
\n\u2800
\nMai t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103.
\n\u2800
\nMai elegant\u0103.
\n\u2800
\nDar era ea.
\n\u2800
\nMama mea nu se numea Tereza.
\n\u2800
\nMama mea era fiica uneia dintre cele mai bogate familii din Rom\u00e2nia.
\n\u2800
\nM-am a\u0219ezat pe podea, cu picioarele moi.
\n\u2800
\nMi-am amintit fiecare moment \u00een care o v\u0103zusem num\u0103r\u00e2nd monede.
\n\u2800
\nFiecare dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd ceruse la farmacie varianta mai ieftin\u0103 a unui medicament.
\n\u2800
\nFiecare dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd fratele meu o umilise spun\u00e2ndu-i c\u0103 este s\u0103rac\u0103 lipit\u0103.
\n\u2800
\n\u0218i, \u00een timp ce pl\u00e2ngeam, mi-a sunat telefonul.
\n\u2800
\nEra Radu.
\n\u2800
\nNu am r\u0103spuns.
\n\u2800
\nMi-a trimis un mesaj vocal.
\n\u2800
\nL-am pus pe difuzor f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc.
\n\u2800
\nSe auzea respira\u021bia agitat\u0103 a fratelui meu.
\n\u2800
\nApoi vocea Patriciei, \u00een fundal:
\n\u2800
\n\u2014 A g\u0103sit deja cutia?
\n\u2800
\nMi-a \u00eenghe\u021bat s\u00e2ngele.
\n\u2800
\nApoi Radu \u0219opti:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mama mea a murit \u00eentr-un pat de spital, cu m\u00e2inile reci \u0219i picioarele umflate, dup\u0103 ce ani \u00eentregi \u00eemi spusese c\u0103 nu-i ajung banii nici m\u0103car s\u0103-\u0219i cumpere un pulover. \u2800 Am \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntat-o cu bani str\u00e2n\u0219i de la vecini… \u2800 Iar \u00een a treia zi, sub o bucat\u0103 ruginit\u0103 de tabl\u0103 din acoperi\u0219, am g\u0103sit […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29248,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diverse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29463"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29466,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29463\/revisions\/29466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}