..,-;%§@##                                          ##@§%;-,..
.,-;%§@###                                          ###@§%;-,.
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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~~             ###@§%;-,.
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