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,......... .........,
.......... ..........
,......... .........,
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@*=,...... ======== # egg eater # ======== ......,=*@
&@*=,..... ## .,===,. ## .....,=*@&
¶&@*=,.... ....,=*@&¶
@¶&@*=,... ...,=*@&¶@
#@¶&@*=,.. 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~~ .......,=*
@*=,...... ......,=*@
&@*=,..... .....,=*@&
¶&@*=,.... ....,=*@&¶
@¶&@*=,... ...,=*@&¶@
#@¶&@*=,.. ..,=*@&¶@#