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.@..@....@ ## .,~~~,. ## .@@.......
..@..@...@ ~~~~~~~~ # 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~~ ..@.@@..@.
.........@ @...@@@..@
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