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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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