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    "tagline": "Capturing Timeless Moments",
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    "photographerName": "Tapas Mondal",
    "philosophy": " A dreamer, I may be; the photographs I capture remain frozen in time, preserving the moments that once were—a witness to my fleeting existence.",
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      "copyrightText": "Copyright © Tapas Photography",
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      "work": {
        "title": "Selected Collections",
        "caption": "Wild margins of earth and sky, gathered across years of wandering light.",
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        "title": "Trip Journals & Essays",
        "caption": "Reflections on composition, field work, and the philosophy of looking at landscapes.",
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    "about": {
      "title": "About Tapas Mondal",
      "text": "I am a landscape photographer capturing the quiet dialogues between nature and human presence. My work takes me from the freezing peaks of the Arctic in Tromsø to the high-altitude deserts of Ladakh and the historic streets of Istanbul. I look for silence, leading lines, and the emotional resonance of space.",
      "bioBody": "Tapas Photography was born from an insatiable curiosity and a deep-seated passion for capturing the profound beauty that nature and landscapes have always held for me. My artistic journey began at a tender age, wielding watercolors and exploring the world's wonders with childlike wonder and awe.\n\nMy academic path led me to graduate in computer science from Banaras Hindu University, followed by completing my Master's in Computer Application from the prestigious National Institute of Technology, Durgapur. My professional journey brought me to Pune in 2007, where I rediscovered my love for painting and began exploring landscapes, which had always been my artistic calling.\n\nAs I ventured into capturing the scenic beauty of Pune's surroundings, I gradually developed a keen interest in photography, driven by a desire to breathe life into the wilderness through my images. In 2008, acquiring my first DSLR marked the beginning of a new chapter in my exploration of the visual world.\n\nDrawing inspiration from iconic photographers like Ansel Adams, with his masterful approach to landscapes, and the inspirational creations of Galen Rowell, David Noton, and Bruce Percy, I aspired to carve my niche as a wilderness photographer.\n\nMy photographic expeditions took me to different corners of our diverse world, where I reveled in the ever-changing landscapes and the captivating interplay of light and shadow. These experiences forged a profound emotional connection, deepening my passion for capturing the stories that unfold before my lens.\n\nThis digital portfolio represents the culmination of 16 years of photographic exploration — an invitation to embark on a visual journey through my eyes and an earnest hope that it ignites within you the desire to pick up your camera, explore the world, and embrace the enchantment of each fleeting moment.",
      "pullQuote": "In the world of photography, it's not about the gear, but rather the reflection of the emotions captured by the person behind the lens. It's about finding that enchanting moment and sharing it with the world, fueled by deep satisfaction.",
      "gearProse": "My kit is built around Nikon. The D800 was my preferred body from 2012 through December 2025 — a field companion I trusted for detail, dynamic range, and quiet reliability on every expedition.\n\nThe Z8, paired with three new Z-mount lenses, has been an extraordinary next chapter: faster, sharper, and more intuitive in the wild. For creative landscape work, Nikon remains simply the best.",
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      "social": {
        "facebook": "https://www.facebook.com/photographytapas",
        "instagram": "https://www.instagram.com/tapasmondal?igsh=MWs4bTd2b3V3bjJ3OQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr",
        "email": "visit.tapas.mondal@gmail.com"
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      "collectionStory": {
        "id": "collection.story",
        "title": "Collection story & description",
        "description": "Generates the brief Work-page description (one sentence) and the full editorial narrative from the hero image and collection metadata. Used by the AI collection wizard.",
        "template": "You are writing exhibition copy for Tapas Photography, the landscape portfolio of Tapas Mondal — a wilderness photographer drawn to quiet light, solitude, and the dialogue between nature and human presence.\n\nWrite in Tapas's voice: first-person, reflective, unhurried, emotionally honest. Never hype, never travel-brochure tone. He notices how light arrives and fades, how snow or mist softens the world, and how small human elements sit inside vast landscapes. He values restraint — sometimes restraint is what reveals meaning.\n\nCollection metadata:\n- Title: {{title}}\n- Subtitle / theme: {{subtitle}}\n- Location: {{location}}\n- Season: {{season}}\n- Year: {{year}}\n- Tags: {{tags}}\n\nYou will receive the hero (cover) photograph. Study its mood, light, and geography before writing.\n\nProduce TWO text fields:\n\n1) description — exactly ONE sentence (12–22 words). A distilled insight or feeling from the collection, suitable for the Work page grid. Poetic but clear; it may echo the closing thought of the narrative.\n\n2) narrative — 3 to 4 paragraphs separated by blank lines. Structure:\n   - Open with what it feels like to photograph this place in this season — pace, light, limitation.\n   - Describe the landscape's character: lines, colour, weather, scale, optional human elements — sensory and specific to {{location}}.\n   - As a photographer, explain what makes this destination truly special. What is it about the landscape, the terrain, the light, and the atmosphere that inspires you to return? Share the moments, emotions, and visual experiences that make this place unforgettable through your lens.\n   - Weave in technique only when it serves mood (e.g. long exposure softening water or wind) — never gear lists.\n   - Close with a quiet philosophical reflection tied to {{season}} light and {{location}}.\n   \n\nRules:\n- Do not invent place names that are not plausible for the region.\n- Do not use bullet points, headings, or markdown.\n- Avoid clichés such as \"breathtaking\", \"hidden gem\", or \"bucket list\".\n- Match the calm cadence of Tapas's existing work, e.g.:\n  \"Photographing winter in Tromsø is an exercise in slowing down — both in movement and in thought.\"\n  \"What draws me to Tromsø is the quiet dialogue between nature and human presence.\"\n\nReturn only the description and narrative text as requested by the calling application.",
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          "subtitle",
          "location",
          "season",
          "year",
          "tags"
        ],
        "updatedAt": "2026-06-21T11:33:29.879Z"
      },
      "collectionDescription": {
        "id": "collection.description",
        "title": "Collection brief description",
        "description": "Generates the one-sentence Work-page excerpt from collection metadata (title, subtitle, location, season, year). No hero image required.",
        "template": "You are writing exhibition copy for Tapas Photography, the landscape portfolio of Tapas Mondal — a wilderness photographer drawn to quiet light, solitude, and the dialogue between nature and human presence.\n\nWrite in Tapas's voice: first-person when natural, reflective, unhurried, emotionally honest. Never hype, never travel-brochure tone. He notices how light arrives and fades, how weather softens the world, and how restraint can reveal meaning.\n\nCollection metadata:\n- Title: {{title}}\n- Subtitle / theme: {{subtitle}}\n- Location: {{location}}\n- Region: {{region}}\n- Season: {{season}}\n- Year: {{year}}\n- Tags: {{tags}}\n\nWrite exactly ONE sentence for the Work page grid — 12 to 22 words preferred, maximum 28.\n\nThis is a distilled insight or feeling about the collection — poetic but clear. Often a quiet philosophical closing thought. Not a place-name summary or brochure tagline.\n\nVoice patterns Tapas uses:\n- Restraint as meaning: \"Tromsø reminds me that photography doesn't always need abundance — sometimes, restraint is what reveals meaning.\"\n- Patience and light: \"In the Arctic winter, patience becomes the only way to meet the light honestly.\"\n- Scale felt in silence: \"High valleys teach you that scale is felt in silence, not in spectacle.\"\n\nDo NOT write like this:\n- \"A collection capturing the ethereal blue hour transitions in the Lofoten archipelago.\"\n- \"Stunning winter landscapes from {{location}}.\"\n- \"Explore {{location}} in {{season}} {{year}}.\"\n\nRules:\n- Ground the sentence in {{location}}, {{season}}, and {{year}} when natural — do not invent place names.\n- No bullet points, quotation marks, or markdown.\n- Avoid clichés: breathtaking, hidden gem, bucket list, dramatic sight, fairy-tale.\n\nReturn only the description sentence as requested by the calling application.",
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          "subtitle",
          "location",
          "region",
          "season",
          "year",
          "tags"
        ],
        "updatedAt": "2026-06-21T11:33:55.542Z"
      },
      "collectionImageCaption": {
        "id": "collection.imageCaption",
        "title": "Gallery print caption",
        "description": "Generates one poetic sentence per fine-art print in the gallery. Used once per uploaded gallery image.",
        "template": "You are writing a single fine-art print caption for Tapas Photography (Tapas Mondal).\n\nCollection context:\n- Title: {{title}}\n- Location: {{location}}\n- Season: {{season}}\n- Year: {{year}}\n- Image {{imageIndex}} of {{imageTotal}}\n\nYou will receive one gallery photograph. Write ONE sentence only — 8 to 18 words preferred, maximum 25.\n\nVoice rules (match Tapas's MyPortfolio captions):\n- Poetic but grounded; name light quality, weather, or geography when visible.\n- Prefer gentle verbs: mirroring, painting, hovering, stretching, washing, leading, capturing.\n- Mention a specific feature if clear (fjord, peak, road, cabin, moon, bridge, dunes, village) — do not invent proper names unless obvious from the image.\n- No camera settings, no first person (\"I\"), no quotation marks, no exclamation marks.\n\nExamples of the target tone:\n- \"Quiet fjord waters mirroring the distant peaks under a thin winter sky.\"\n- \"Deep twilight hues painting the snowy mountainsides along the road to Sommarøy.\"\n- \"Arctic silence captured through a long exposure over Ersfjord.\"\n- \"A lone cabin illuminated from within, contrasting with the cold indigo night.\"\n- \"The iconic bridge stretching like a calm gesture across the dark fjord.\"\n- \"Low-hanging winter moon hovering steady above the jagged white peaks.\"\n\nReturn only the caption sentence.",
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          "title",
          "location",
          "season",
          "year",
          "imageIndex",
          "imageTotal"
        ]
      },
      "blogJournal": {
        "id": "blog.journal",
        "title": "Journal / blog essay",
        "description": "Reserved for a future AI-assisted Journal workflow. Edit and save now; not connected to automation yet.",
        "template": "You are writing a Trip Journal entry for Tapas Photography — first-person field notes and essays by landscape photographer Tapas Mondal.\n\nPost metadata:\n- Title: {{title}}\n- Date: {{date}}\n- Tags: {{tags}}\n- Excerpt hint: {{excerpt}}\n\nVoice: reflective, instructional when useful, intimate about light and patience. Mix observation with practical insight (composition, twilight windows, long exposure, altitude, weather) without becoming a gear review. Inspired by essays such as \"Chasing the Arctic Twilight\" — patient, specific, grounded in place.\n\nStructure:\n- Opening paragraph: set the place, season, and photographic challenge.\n- Body: 2–4 paragraphs — what changed in your approach, what the light demanded, one or two techniques tied to emotion and place.\n- Optional closing: quiet takeaway for fellow photographers.\n\nRules:\n- First person throughout.\n- No markdown headers; paragraphs separated by blank lines.\n- Avoid hype and empty superlatives.\n- Name {{location}} or region when relevant.\n\nThis prompt is reserved for a future Journal AI workflow — it is not used in collection creation yet.\n\nReturn essay body text only unless the application requests excerpt or title variants.",
        "variableHints": [
          "title",
          "date",
          "tags",
          "excerpt",
          "location"
        ]
      },
      "blogJournalLayout": {
        "id": "blog.journalLayout",
        "title": "Journal layout architect",
        "description": "Magazine-style row blueprint from story outline + recipes. Used by the Journal AI wizard Phase 2.",
        "template": "You are a magazine layout editor for Tapas Photography Trip Journals — fine-art landscape photography essays.\n\nPost metadata:\n- Title: {{title}}\n- Location: {{location}}\n- Date: {{date}}\n- Gallery images available: {{galleryCount}} (indices 0 to {{galleryMaxIndex}})\n- Author brief: {{authorBrief}}\n\nStory outline from Phase 1 (JSON):\n{{storyOutlineJson}}\n\n{{layoutCatalog}}\n\nMagazine recipes (pick ONE as templateUsed, or \"custom\" if none fit):\n{{magazineRecipes}}\n\nYour job: design the BODY row sequence only (not title/banner — those exist separately).\nChoose templateUsed (recipe id or \"custom\") and an ordered rows array.\n\nRules:\n- Use ONLY layout ids from the catalog.\n- Assign imageIndex / imageIndices only for gallery indices that exist (0..{{galleryMaxIndex}}).\n- Each image index should appear at most once unless intentionally reused (prefer once).\n- If includeMap in story outline is true, include map-text or map near the opening.\n- mapQuery should use story outline mapQuery or location.\n- Set reverse:true on some image-left / map-text rows for visual variety.\n- Do NOT include video row types.\n\nRespond with JSON only:\n{\n  \"templateUsed\": \"travel_essay\",\n  \"rows\": [\n    { \"layout\": \"text\", \"beat\": \"opening\" },\n    { \"layout\": \"map-text\", \"beat\": \"place\", \"mapQuery\": \"Tromsø, Norway\", \"reverse\": false },\n    { \"layout\": \"image-full\", \"beat\": \"establishing\", \"imageIndex\": 0 },\n    { \"layout\": \"image-left\", \"beat\": \"technique\", \"imageIndex\": 1, \"reverse\": false }\n  ]\n}",
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          "title",
          "date",
          "location",
          "authorBrief",
          "galleryCount",
          "galleryMaxIndex",
          "storyOutlineJson",
          "layoutCatalog",
          "magazineRecipes"
        ]
      },
      "contentSeo": {
        "id": "content.seo",
        "title": "SEO & social metadata",
        "description": "Generates meta title, description, keywords, and Open Graph copy for collections and journal posts.",
        "template": "You are an SEO and social media optimization expert for Tapas Photography, a fine-art landscape portfolio by Tapas Mondal.\n\nWrite discoverable metadata for search engines, social platforms (Facebook, LinkedIn, X), and AI search crawlers.\n\nContent type: {{contentType}}\nTitle: {{title}}\nLocation: {{location}}\nSeason/Date: {{seasonOrDate}}\nTags: {{tags}}\nDescription: {{description}}\nContext: {{extra}}\n\nRules:\n- metaTitle: max 60 characters, include primary place or theme + Tapas Photography where natural\n- metaDescription: max 155 characters, compelling, accurate to geography and season\n- keywords: 8-15 specific strings (places, genres, season, artist name)\n- ogTitle: max 70 chars, can be slightly more evocative for social sharing\n- ogDescription: max 155 chars\n- No clichés: breathtaking, hidden gem, bucket list\n\nRespond with JSON only:\n{\n  \"metaTitle\": \"...\",\n  \"metaDescription\": \"...\",\n  \"keywords\": [\"...\", \"...\"],\n  \"ogTitle\": \"...\",\n  \"ogDescription\": \"...\"\n}",
        "variableHints": [
          "contentType",
          "title",
          "location",
          "seasonOrDate",
          "tags",
          "description",
          "extra"
        ]
      },
      "collectionPublishReview": {
        "id": "collection.publishReview",
        "title": "Collection publishing review",
        "description": "Strict spelling and grammar check before a collection goes live. Fixes errors only — no rewriting. Used automatically on Publish Collection.",
        "template": "You are a strict copy editor for Tapas Photography exhibition copy.\n\nReview ONLY spelling and grammar in the fields below. The title is reference context — do not edit it.\n\nSTRICT RULES (must follow):\n- Fix ONLY clear spelling mistakes and grammatical errors.\n- Do NOT change meaning, tone, voice, literary style, or word choice unless grammar requires it.\n- Do NOT add, remove, merge, or split sentences for style.\n- Do NOT rewrite for clarity, brevity, or SEO.\n- Do NOT change proper nouns, place names, seasons, or photographer voice.\n- If a field has no errors, return it EXACTLY unchanged (character-for-character).\n- Captions array must have the same length and order as the input.\n\nCollection title (reference only): {{title}}\n\nReturn JSON only:\n{\n  \"description\": \"...\",\n  \"narrative\": \"...\",\n  \"captions\": [\"caption 1\", \"caption 2\"],\n  \"changesMade\": true\n}\n\nSet changesMade to true only if at least one character changed across description, narrative, or captions. Otherwise false.",
        "variableHints": [
          "title"
        ]
      }
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          "id": "alpine-lake",
          "title": "Alpine Lake Stillness",
          "description": "Still mountain water and hushed alpine air. Lake reflections, snow peaks, and quiet summits.",
          "tags": [
            "alpine",
            "lake",
            "mountain",
            "reflection",
            "summit",
            "stillness"
          ],
          "moods": [
            "calm",
            "pure",
            "meditative",
            "clear"
          ],
          "src": "https://d334m27be6kvj4.cloudfront.net/uploads/soundtrack-alpine-lake.mp3",
          "license": "Royalty-free (Mixkit / site library)"
        },
        {
          "id": "sommaroy-road",
          "title": "Arctic Road at Dusk",
          "description": "Driving ambient for long Arctic roads. Sommarøy routes, van journeys, and road-to-nowhere light.",
          "tags": [
            "road",
            "drive",
            "arctic",
            "sommaroy",
            "journey",
            "dusk"
          ],
          "moods": [
            "journey",
            "open",
            "reflective",
            "forward"
          ],
          "src": "https://d334m27be6kvj4.cloudfront.net/uploads/soundtrack-sommaroy-road.mp3",
          "license": "Royalty-free (Mixkit / site library)"
        },
        {
          "id": "arctic-wind",
          "title": "Arctic Wind over the Fjords",
          "description": "Cold coastal wind and wide Arctic silence. Ideal for Tromsø winter, fjords, polar coast, and exposed mountain ridges.",
          "tags": [
            "arctic",
            "tromso",
            "fjord",
            "winter",
            "norway",
            "coast",
            "wind"
          ],
          "moods": [
            "brooding",
            "vast",
            "cold",
            "restless"
          ],
          "src": "https://d334m27be6kvj4.cloudfront.net/uploads/soundtrack-arctic-wind.mp3",
          "license": "Royalty-free (Mixkit / site library)"
        },
        {
          "id": "aurora-ethereal",
          "title": "Aurora Ethereal",
          "description": "Soft synth atmosphere for northern lights and magnetic skies. Aurora, ice, and night wonder.",
          "tags": [
            "aurora",
            "arctic",
            "night",
            "sky",
            "tromso",
            "northern-lights"
          ],
          "moods": [
            "ethereal",
            "wonder",
            "floating",
            "luminous"
          ],
          "src": "https://d334m27be6kvj4.cloudfront.net/uploads/soundtrack-aurora-ethereal.mp3",
          "license": "Royalty-free (Mixkit / site library)"
        },
        {
          "id": "autumn-leaves",
          "title": "Autumn Leaves",
          "description": "Rust and gold woodland mood. Fall colour, decay, and seasonal change.",
          "tags": [
            "autumn",
            "leaves",
            "forest",
            "fall",
            "colour"
          ],
          "moods": [
            "nostalgic",
            "warm",
            "bittersweet",
            "golden"
          ],
          "src": "https://d334m27be6kvj4.cloudfront.net/uploads/soundtrack-autumn-leaves.mp3",
          "license": "Royalty-free (Mixkit / site library)"
        },
        {
          "id": "calm-morning",
          "title": "Calm Morning Light",
          "description": "Peaceful morning ambient. First light, mist lifting, and unhurried beginnings.",
          "tags": [
            "morning",
            "light",
            "mist",
            "calm",
            "dawn",
            "soft"
          ],
          "moods": [
            "calm",
            "hopeful",
            "fresh",
            "gentle"
          ],
          "src": "https://d334m27be6kvj4.cloudfront.net/uploads/soundtrack-calm-morning.mp3",
          "license": "Royalty-free (Mixkit / site library)"
        },
        {
          "id": "campfire-crackle",
          "title": "Campfire Crackle",
          "description": "Warm fire ambience with outdoor night. Cabins, camping, and human warmth in wild places.",
          "tags": [
            "fire",
            "camp",
            "cabin",
            "night",
            "warmth",
            "human"
          ],
          "moods": [
            "warm",
            "intimate",
            "grounded",
            "cozy"
          ],
          "src": "https://d334m27be6kvj4.cloudfront.net/uploads/soundtrack-campfire-crackle.wav",
          "license": "Royalty-free (Mixkit / site library)"
        },
        {
          "id": "canyon-echo",
          "title": "Canyon Echo",
          "description": "Vast dry echo and scale. Desert canyons, red rock, and American southwest drama.",
          "tags": [
            "canyon",
            "desert",
            "rock",
            "southwest",
            "scale"
          ],
          "moods": [
            "epic",
            "dry",
            "ancient",
            "monumental"
          ],
          "src": "https://d334m27be6kvj4.cloudfront.net/uploads/soundtrack-canyon-echo.mp3",
          "license": "Royalty-free (Mixkit / site library)"
        },
        {
          "id": "coastal-fog",
          "title": "Coastal Fog",
          "description": "Fog-bound shoreline and muted horizons. Misty harbours, hidden coast, and soft visibility.",
          "tags": [
            "fog",
            "mist",
            "coast",
            "harbour",
            "grey"
          ],
          "moods": [
            "mysterious",
            "soft",
            "obscured",
            "quiet"
          ],
          "src": "https://d334m27be6kvj4.cloudfront.net/uploads/soundtrack-coastal-fog.mp3",
          "license": "Royalty-free (Mixkit / site library)"
        },
        {
          "id": "ocean-shore",
          "title": "Cold Sea at Blue Hour",
          "description": "Gentle waves and distant surf at twilight. Coastal collections, beaches, and blue-hour seascapes.",
          "tags": [
            "ocean",
            "coast",
            "sea",
            "blue-hour",
            "twilight",
            "water"
          ],
          "moods": [
            "calm",
            "reflective",
            "cool",
            "slow"
          ],
          "src": "https://d334m27be6kvj4.cloudfront.net/uploads/soundtrack-ocean-shore.mp3",
          "license": "Royalty-free (Mixkit / site library)"
        },
        {
          "id": "crashing-waves",
          "title": "Crashing Waves",
          "description": "Strong surf and Atlantic energy. Rocky shores, wild ocean, and winter sea power.",
          "tags": [
            "ocean",
            "waves",
            "surf",
            "coast",
            "atlantic",
            "power"
          ],
          "moods": [
            "powerful",
            "raw",
            "restless",
            "dramatic"
          ],
          "src": "https://d334m27be6kvj4.cloudfront.net/uploads/soundtrack-crashing-waves.wav",
          "license": "Royalty-free (Mixkit / site library)"
        },
        {
          "id": "forest-birds",
          "title": "Dawn Forest Birds",
          "description": "Early morning birdsong in woodland. Spring forests, gentle sunrise, and hopeful calm.",
          "tags": [
            "forest",
            "birds",
            "dawn",
            "spring",
            "morning",
            "woodland"
          ],
          "moods": [
            "hopeful",
            "gentle",
            "awakening",
            "light"
          ],
          "src": "https://d334m27be6kvj4.cloudfront.net/uploads/soundtrack-forest-birds.mp3",
          "license": "Royalty-free (Mixkit / site library)"
        },
        {
          "id": "forest-ambience",
          "title": "Deep Forest Ambience",
          "description": "Layered woodland atmosphere — rustling canopy and soft forest floor. Temperate forests and green trails.",
          "tags": [
            "forest",
            "woodland",
            "trees",
            "green",
            "temperate",
            "trail"
          ],
          "moods": [
            "grounded",
            "calm",
            "earthy",
            "enclosed"
          ],
          "src": "https://d334m27be6kvj4.cloudfront.net/uploads/soundtrack-forest-ambience.mp3",
          "license": "Royalty-free (Mixkit / site library)"
        },
        {
          "id": "desert-heat",
          "title": "Desert Heat Haze",
          "description": "Dry shimmering air and sparse landscape. Desert dunes, arid plains, and harsh midday light.",
          "tags": [
            "desert",
            "dunes",
            "arid",
            "sand",
            "heat",
            "dry"
          ],
          "moods": [
            "harsh",
            "vast",
            "slow",
            "sun-baked"
          ],
          "src": "https://d334m27be6kvj4.cloudfront.net/uploads/soundtrack-desert-heat.mp3",
          "license": "Royalty-free (Mixkit / site library)"
        },
        {
          "id": "distant-thunder",
          "title": "Distant Thunder",
          "description": "Far-off thunder and heavy sky. Pre-storm mood without full tempest — moody plateaus and dark horizons.",
          "tags": [
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