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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-12T17:30:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Alligators, out in force. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES  \n\n  \n\nA not very old folk saying: ‘‘When you’re up to your arse in alligators, it’s hard to remember that your original goal was to drain the swamp.’’",
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