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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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¨¨¨¨-†%&&&                                          &&&%†-¨¨¨¨