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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. :»-.......
......-»:% %:»-......
.....-»:%¤ # ...-»»»»»»»»-... # ¤%:»-.....
....-»:%¤@ @¤%:»-....
...-»:%¤@¶ 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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