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@§%;;.¨¨¨¨ ««««««««   #   egg   eater   #  «««««««« ¨¨¨¨.;;%§@
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§%;«««««.¨ absolutely spherical  egg.  find  it  on ¨.«««««;%§
@@@§$%;«.¨    large sandy beaches, upshore where    ¨.«;%$§@@@
@@@§$%;«.¨ dunes  meet  shadowy  pines.  teal  egg, ¨.«;%$§@@@
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#@@§$%;«.¨ makes  some   sentient  bird  or   other ¨.«;%$§@@#
§$$%«..¨¨¨    warm-blooded creature. lanky meat,    ¨¨¨..«%$$§
#@@§$%;«.¨ incredible meat inside, mostly tendons.  ¨.«;%$§@@#
##@@§%;«.¨           slithery but strong.           ¨.«;%§@@##
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§§%%;«.¨¨¨ the egg has  an opening. the  egg  has a ¨¨¨.«;%%§§
@@@§$%;«.¨ belly  button.  looks   like  a   rubber ¨.«;%$§@@@
#@@§$%;«.¨ vortex, the crust gets soft and  becomes ¨.«;%$§@@#
@§$;.¨¨¨¨¨                  a hole.                 ¨¨¨¨¨.;$§@
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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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