{"product_id":"crossroads-sample","title":"Crossroads Sample Size","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome places change you. \u003cbr\u003eOthers demand something in return.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou’ve stood here before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMaybe not \u003cem\u003ehere\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eBut \u003cem\u003esomewhere like it\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA road disappearing in four directions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWet earth\u003c\/strong\u003e beneath your feet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCold air\u003c\/strong\u003e moving through the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the strange feeling that standing still has become a choice of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrossroads\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a dark atmospheric fragrance built around \u003cstrong\u003eearth, night air, tobacco, rum, wax, 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