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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. #@@&£§:--.
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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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