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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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