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:»~....... »»»»»»»» # egg eater # »»»»»»»» .......~»:
^:»~...... ## .~»»»~. ## ......~»:^
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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. ......~»:^
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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. .....~»:^§
^:»~...... ......~»:^
:»~....... 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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