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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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