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##%%-..... .....-%%##
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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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####§%%^-~ 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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§%%^~..... .....~^%%§
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