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....#####. absolutely  spherical  egg. find  it  on ##..##..##
...#....##    large sandy beaches, upshore where    .#.#.#.#.#
..##...#.. dunes  meet  shadowy  pines.  teal  egg, ##########
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####.#.### makes  some   sentient  bird  or   other ........##
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..#...#.#.  incredible meat inside, mostly tendons. ......##..
.##..####.           slithery but strong.           .....#.#..
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#####..##. the egg has an  opening. the  egg has  a ...#...#.#
....#.#.#. belly  button.  looks   like   a  rubber ..##..###.
...######. vortex, the crust  gets soft and becomes .#.#.#..#.
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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                 #..####.##
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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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.##..#..## 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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