####$*†-.. ..-†*$####
##$†...... ......†$##
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#$†-...... ## ..---.. ## ......-†$#
####$*†-.. -------- # egg eater # -------- ..-†*$####
##$†-..... ## ..---.. ## .....-†$##
####$*†-.. ..-†*$####
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##**†-.... absolutely spherical egg. find it on ....-†**##
#####*†-.. large sandy beaches, upshore where ..-†*#####
####$*†-.. dunes meet shadowy pines. teal egg, ..-†*$####
##$††††-.. ..-††††$##
#####$*†-. makes some sentient bird or other .-†*$#####
####$*†-.. warm-blooded creature. lanky meat, ..-†*$####
####$*†-.. incredible meat inside, mostly tendons. ..-†*$####
#####*†-.. 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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#$**-..... .....-**$#