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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 .~~;†%#¶##
#¶#%†;~~.. ..~~;†%#¶#
¶#%†;~~... 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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