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##@#¤=\-.¨ 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. ¨....\@@¤#
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##@#@=\-.¨ # ¨¨¨.--------.¨¨¨ # ¨.-\=@#@##
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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 ¨..---\=¤@
#@#¤@=\-.¨ ¨.-\=@¤#@#
##@#@=\-.¨ 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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