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&%:~:..... 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. .....:~:%&
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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 ......:~:%
:~:....... .......:~:
~:........ 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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