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¨¨:=*†%###                                          ###%†*=:¨¨
¨:=*†%####                                          ####%†*=:¨
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¨¨¨:=*†%##                                          ##%†*=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=*†%#              ## ¨:===:¨ ##               #%†*=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=*†% ========  #   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~~              ###%†*=:¨¨
¨:=*†%####                                          ####%†*=:¨
¨¨:=*†%###                                          ###%†*=:¨¨
¨¨¨:=*†%##                                          ##%†*=:¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨:=*†%                                          %†*=:¨¨¨¨¨