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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 §*****=~,¨
¨¨¨,==*$§§    warm-blooded creature. lanky meat,    §§$*==,¨¨¨
¨,~===$$§§ incredible meat inside, mostly tendons.  §§$$===~,¨
¨¨¨¨,~=$$§           slithery but strong.           §$$=~,¨¨¨¨
¨,~=*$§¶¶#                                          #¶¶§$*=~,¨
¨,~=*$§¶## the  egg  has an opening. the  egg has a ##¶§$*=~,¨
¨¨¨¨,~=$¶¶ belly   button.  looks   like  a  rubber ¶¶$=~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~=*$¶ vortex, the crust gets soft  and becomes ¶$*=~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~*$¶                 a hole.                  ¶$*~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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                  ¶§§**~~¨¨¨
¨,~=*$§¶##                                          ##¶§$*=~,¨
¨,~=*$§¶## it  will  crawl  into  the teal  sphere, ##¶§$*=~,¨
¨,~=*$$§¶# disappear completely  and eat it all up, #¶§$$*=~,¨
¨,~=*$§¶## ruining  the  integrity  of   the   egg. ##¶§$*=~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~*$¶        destroying the inhabitant.        ¶$*~~¨¨¨¨¨
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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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