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###$§†~... absolutely spherical egg. find it on ...~†§$###
####$§†~.. large sandy beaches, upshore where ..~†§$####
###$§†~... dunes meet shadowy pines. teal egg, ...~†§$###
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#$§†~..... makes some sentient bird or other .....~†§$#
##$§†~.... warm-blooded creature. lanky meat, ....~†§$##
###$§†~... incredible meat inside, mostly tendons. ...~†§$###
####$§†~.. slithery but strong. ..~†§$####
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##$§†~.... the egg has an opening. the egg has a ....~†§$##
#$§†~..... belly button. looks like a rubber .....~†§$#
##$§†~.... vortex, the crust gets soft and becomes ....~†§$##
###$§†~... a hole. ...~†§$###
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#$§†~..... and on these beaches there's a .....~†§$#
##$§†~.... particular snake or lizard which ....~†§$##
###$§†~... certainly eats insects most of the ...~†§$###
####$§†~.. time, but it knows a good belly button ..~†§$####
###$§†~... when it sees one, and knows to enter ...~†§$###
##$§†~.... the egg ....~†§$##
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##$§†~.... it will crawl into the teal sphere, ....~†§$##
###$§†~... disappear completely and eat it all up, ...~†§$###
####$§†~.. ruining the integrity of the egg. ..~†§$####
###$§†~... destroying the inhabitant. ...~†§$###
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#$§†~..... it's a grisly sight when it cracks .....~†§$#
##$§†~.... open, the reptile taking the quick ....~†§$##
###$§†~... exit, emerging bloodied and victorious ...~†§$###
####$§†~.. and satisfied~~ ..~†§$####
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