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"path": "/hereandnow/2026/05/04/auto-brewery-syndrome",
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"textContent": "It's called autobrewery syndrome, a debilitating and dangerous condition where a person's body turns carbohydrates into alcohol through fermentation, raising their alcohol levels to well above the legal limit for driving without warning.",
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