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@@@&&=†-,¨    large sandy beaches, upshore where    ¨,-†=&&@@@
##@£&=†-,¨ dunes  meet  shadowy  pines.  teal  egg, ¨,-†=&£@##
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#@£@&=†-,¨    warm-blooded creature. lanky meat,    ¨,-†=&@£@#
£&=---¨¨¨¨  incredible meat inside, mostly tendons. ¨¨¨¨---=&£
#@£@&=†-,¨           slithery but strong.           ¨,-†=&@£@#
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#@£@&=†-,¨                  a hole.                 ¨,-†=&@£@#
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£££@&=†-,¨     particular snake or lizard which     ¨,-†=&@£££
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##£@&=†-,¨ time, but it knows a  good belly  button ¨,-†=&@£##
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#@£@&=†-,¨ it will  crawl  into  the  teal  sphere, ¨,-†=&@£@#
£&=-,,,¨¨¨ disappear completely  and eat it all up, ¨¨¨,,,-=&£
@@=†-¨¨¨¨¨ ruining  the   integrity   of  the  egg. ¨¨¨¨¨-†=@@
@=†††-¨¨¨¨        destroying the inhabitant.        ¨¨¨¨-†††=@
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#@£@&=†-,¨ open,  the  reptile  taking   the  quick ¨,-†=&@£@#
££&===†-,¨  exit, emerging bloodied and victorious  ¨,-†===&££
#@£@&=†-,¨              and satisfied~~             ¨,-†=&@£@#
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