,^~\*%&###                                          ###&%*\~^,
,,^~\*%&##                                          ##&%*\~^,,
,,,^~\*%&#                                          #&%*\~^,,,
,,^~\*%&##                                          ##&%*\~^,,
,^~\*%&###                                          ###&%*\~^,
,,^~\*%&##               ## ,^~~~^, ##              ##&%*\~^,,
,,,^~\*%&# ~~~~~~~~   #  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~~              ##&%*\~^,,
,,,^~\*%&#                                          #&%*\~^,,,
,,^~\*%&##                                          ##&%*\~^,,
,^~\*%&###                                          ###&%*\~^,
,,^~\*%&##                                          ##&%*\~^,,
,,,^~\*%&#                                          #&%*\~^,,,