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,,,,,,.~\% ## ,.~~~., ## %\~.,,,,,,
,,,,,.~\%$ ~~~~~~~~ # egg eater # ~~~~~~~~ $%\~.,,,,,
,,,,.~\%$& ## ,.~~~., ## &$%\~.,,,,
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,.~\%$&### 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. #&$%\~.,,,
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,,,,,.~\%$ # ,,,.~~~~~~~~.,,, # $%\~.,,,,,
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,,,,,.~\%$ 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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