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¨,-^%%§@@#                                          #@@§%%^-,¨
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¨¨¨,--%%§@              ## ¨,---,¨ ##               @§%%--,¨¨¨
¨,-^%%§@## --------  #   egg   eater   #   -------- ##@§%%^-,¨
¨,-^%§@@##              ## ¨,---,¨ ##               ##@@§%^-,¨
¨,-^%%§@@#                                          #@@§%%^-,¨
¨,-^%%§@@#                                          #@@§%%^-,¨
¨,-^%%%§§@ absolutely  spherical  egg. find  it  on @§§%%%^-,¨
¨,-^%%§@@@    large sandy beaches, upshore where    @@@§%%^-,¨
¨,-^%%§@@# dunes  meet  shadowy  pines.  teal  egg, #@@§%%^-,¨
¨,-^%%§@@#                                          #@@§%%^-,¨
¨¨¨,^^%%§@ makes  some   sentient  bird  or   other @§%%^^,¨¨¨
¨,-^%%§@@#    warm-blooded creature. lanky meat,    #@@§%%^-,¨
¨¨¨¨,---%§ incredible meat inside, mostly tendons.  §%---,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,,--%%§           slithery but strong.           §%%--,,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,^%§§                                          §§%^,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,,,--^%@@ the  egg  has an opening.  the egg has a @@%^--,,,¨
¨,-^%%§@@@ belly  button.   looks   like  a  rubber @@@§%%^-,¨
¨,-^%%§@@# vortex, the crust gets  soft and becomes #@@§%%^-,¨
¨,-^%§@@##                  a hole.                 ##@@§%^-,¨
¨¨¨¨,,^%§@                                          @§%^,,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,-%%§@@           # ¨¨¨,--------,¨¨¨ #           @@§%%-,¨¨¨
¨,-^%%§@@@                                          @@@§%%^-,¨
¨,-^%%%%%@ and   on   these   beaches   there's   a @%%%%%^-,¨
¨,-^%%§@@#     particular snake or lizard which     #@@§%%^-,¨
¨,-^%%§@@@ certainly   eats  insects  most  of  the @@@§%%^-,¨
¨,-^%%§@@# time,  but  it knows a good belly button #@@§%%^-,¨
¨,-^^%%§@@ when  it sees one, and  knows  to  enter @@§%%^^-,¨
¨,-^%%%§§@                  the egg                 @§§%%%^-,¨
¨,-^%%§@@@                                          @@@§%%^-,¨
¨,-^%%§@@# it  will  crawl  into  the teal  sphere, #@@§%%^-,¨
¨,-^%%§@## disappear completely and eat  it all up, ##@§%%^-,¨
¨¨¨¨--^%@@ ruining  the  integrity   of  the   egg. @@%^--¨¨¨¨
¨,-^%%§@@@        destroying the inhabitant.        @@@§%%^-,¨
¨,-^%%§@@#                                          #@@§%%^-,¨
¨¨¨--^%§@@ it's  a  grisly  sight  when  it  cracks @@§%^--¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,,^%§ open,  the  reptile   taking  the  quick §%^,,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,-^%%§@@#  exit, emerging bloodied and victorious  #@@§%%^-,¨
¨¨¨¨,^%%%§             and satisfied~~              §%%%^,¨¨¨¨
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