...~~\$%¤@ @¤%$\~~...
..~~\$%¤@@ @@¤%$\~~..
.~~\$%¤@@# #@@¤%$\~~.
..~~\$%¤@@ @@¤%$\~~..
...~~\$%¤@ @¤%$\~~...
....~~\$%¤ ## .~~~~~. ## ¤%$\~~....
...~~\$%¤@ ~~~~~~~~ # 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 @¤%$\~~...
....~~\$%¤ and satisfied~~ ¤%$\~~....
...~~\$%¤@ @¤%$\~~...
..~~\$%¤@@ @@¤%$\~~..
.~~\$%¤@@# #@@¤%$\~~.
..~~\$%¤@@ @@¤%$\~~..
...~~\$%¤@ @¤%$\~~...