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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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