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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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##@¤%§†~~¨ 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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¤%††~¨¨¨¨¨ certainly eats insects most of the ¨¨¨¨¨~††%¤
##@¤%§†~~¨ time, but it knows a good belly button ¨~~†§%¤@##
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#@¤%%§†~~¨ the egg ¨~~†§%%¤@#
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##@¤%§†~~¨ 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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