,,,,,«=$&& &&$=«,,,,,
,,«:::=&@# #@&=:::«,,
,,«:=$&@## ##@&$=:«,,
,,«:=$&& #&&&$=:«,,
,,«:=$&@## ##@&$=:«,,
,,«:=$&@## ## ,,«««,, ## ##@&$=:«,,
,,,,,::$&& «««««««« # egg eater # «««««««« &&$::,,,,,
,,«:=$&@## ## ,,«««,, ## ##@&$=:«,,
,,«:=$&@## ##@&$=:«,,
,,,,,,,«=& &=«,,,,,,,
,,«::=$$&& absolutely spherical egg. find it on &&$$=::«,,
,,«:=$&& large sandy beaches, upshore where #&&&$=:«,,
,,,,,,:==& 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 ###@&$:«,,
,,«:=&@### and satisfied~~ ###@&=:«,,
,,«:==$& #&&$==:«,,
,,««::===& &===::««,,
,,,,««==$@ @$==««,,,,
,,«:=$&@## ##@&$=:«,,
,,«:=$&@## ##@&$=:«,,