###§$%==~,                                          ,~==%$§###
###§$%==~,                                          ,~==%$§###
###§$%==~,                                          ,~==%$§###
###§$%==~,                                          ,~==%$§###
§$%=~,,,,,                                          ,,,,,~=%$§
#§$$$%==~,               ## ,~===~, ##              ,~==%$$$§#
#$=~,,,,,, ========   #   egg   eater   #  ======== ,,,,,,~=$#
####$%==~,              ## ,~===~, ##               ,~==%$####
§§§%====~,                                          ,~====%§§§
###§$%==~,                                          ,~==%$§###
###§$%==~, absolutely  spherical egg.  find  it  on ,~==%$§###
§$=~,,,,,,    large sandy beaches, upshore where    ,,,,,,~=$§
###§$%==~, dunes  meet  shadowy  pines.  teal  egg, ,~==%$§###
§$$%%==~~,                                          ,~~==%%$$§
###§$%==~, makes  some   sentient  bird   or  other ,~==%$§###
###§$%==~,    warm-blooded creature. lanky meat,    ,~==%$§###
###§$%==~,  incredible meat inside, mostly tendons. ,~==%$§###
§$$%==,,,,           slithery but strong.           ,,,,==%$$§
###§$%==~,                                          ,~==%$§###
#§%====~,, 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 ,,,,,=%%§#
###§$%==~,                  the egg                 ,~==%$§###
§$==~,,,,,                                          ,,,,,~==$§
###§$%==~, it  will  crawl  into the  teal  sphere, ,~==%$§###
###§$%==~, disappear completely and eat it  all up, ,~==%$§###
###§$%==~, ruining   the  integrity  of   the  egg. ,~==%$§###
###§$%==~,        destroying the inhabitant.        ,~==%$§###
###§$%==~,                                          ,~==%$§###
##§$%%==~, it's  a  grisly  sight  when  it  cracks ,~==%%$§##
####§$%==~ open,  the  reptile  taking  the   quick ~==%$§####
###§$%==~,  exit, emerging bloodied and victorious  ,~==%$§###
§§$%=~~,,,              and satisfied~~             ,,,~~=%$§§
####§$==~,                                          ,~==$§####
###§$%==~,                                          ,~==%$§###
§%===~,,,,                                          ,,,,~===%§
###§$%==~,                                          ,~==%$§###
§%===~~~,,                                          ,,~~~===%§