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OF THIS BACKUP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. HERE IT IS, APRIL, A TIME WHEN FLOWERS BLOOM AND LOVE IS IN THE AIR, ESPECIALLY FOR ALLIGATORS. OH, YEAH, IT IS THE OFFICIAL START OF GATOR MATING SEASON. WESH ...