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%;«^......    large sandy beaches, upshore where    ......^«;%
$%;«^..... dunes  meet  shadowy  pines.  teal  egg, .....^«;%$
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#££$%;«^..    warm-blooded creature. lanky meat,    ..^«;%$££#
##££$%;«^. incredible meat inside, mostly tendons.  .^«;%$££##
#££$%;«^..           slithery but strong.           ..^«;%$££#
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$%;«^..... belly   button.  looks  like  a   rubber .....^«;%$
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$%;«^.....                 a hole.                  .....^«;%$
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£$%;«^.... time, but it knows  a good  belly button ....^«;%$£
$%;«^..... when it  sees  one,  and knows to  enter .....^«;%$
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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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£$%;«^.... open,  the  reptile  taking   the  quick ....^«;%$£
$%;«^.....  exit, emerging bloodied and victorious  .....^«;%$
%;«^......             and satisfied~~              ......^«;%
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