{"product_id":"proton-project-flamingo-15-mm","title":"Proton Project Flamingo 15 mm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProject Flamingo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e represents the evolution of Proton's Series Three. 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