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+'use client'
+import { useEmDashContent } from '@/hooks/useEmDashContent'
+import Image from 'next/image'
+import { Calendar, User } from 'lucide-react'
+
+export default function LodgeJournalSection() {
+  const { items, loading } = useEmDashContent('posts')
+
+  if (loading) return <div className="flex justify-center py-16"><div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full border-2 border-current border-t-transparent animate-spin" /></div>
+  if (items.length === 0) return null
+
+  return (
+    <section id="lodge-journal" data-vula-section="lodgejournal" data-vula-cms="posts" className="py-24 bg-[#0f1712]">
+      <div className="max-w-7xl mx-auto px-4">
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-6 mb-16">
+          <span className="block w-14 h-px bg-[#d4af37]"></span>
+          <span className="text-[#d4af37] uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-sm font-medium">Lodge Journal</span>
+          <span className="block w-14 h-px bg-[#d4af37]"></span>
+        </div>
+        <h2 className="text-4xl md:text-5xl font-light text-center mb-12 text-[#e7eeea]">
+          Stories from <span className="italic text-[#d4af37]">the Bush</span>
+        </h2>
+        <div className="space-y-10">
+          {items.slice(0, 4).map((item, index) => {
+            const d = item.data as { title?: string; excerpt?: string; author?: string; category?: string; image?: string }
+            const isReversed = index % 2 === 1
+            return (
+              <div key={item.id} className={`flex flex-col md:flex-row gap-8 items-center ${isReversed ? 'md:flex-row-reverse' : ''}`}>
+                <div className="w-full md:w-1/2 relative h-64 overflow-hidden rounded-md border border-[#304036]">
+                  <Image src={d.image || ''} alt={d.title || ''} fill sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw" className="object-cover hover:scale-105 transition-transform duration-500 ease-out" />
+                </div>
+                <div className="w-full md:w-1/2">
+                  <span className="text-xs uppercase tracking-widest text-[#d4af37] font-medium">{d.category || 'Journal'}</span>
+                  <h3 className="text-2xl font-semibold mt-2 mb-3 text-[#e7eeea]">{d.title}</h3>
+                  <p className="text-[#a0b4a7] leading-relaxed mb-4">{d.excerpt}</p>
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-4 text-sm text-[#6b8c78]">
+                    <span className="flex items-center gap-1"><User className="w-4 h-4" /> {d.author || 'Mpofana Team'}</span>
+                    <span className="flex items-center gap-1"><Calendar className="w-4 h-4" /> Recently</span>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            )
+          })}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  )
+}
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