###**/~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~/**###
####**/~.¨                                          ¨.~/**####
###**/~.¨¨                                          ¨¨.~/**###
##**/~.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.~/**##
#**/~.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.~/**#
**/~.¨¨¨¨¨              ## ¨.~~~.¨ ##               ¨¨¨¨¨.~/**
*/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~~~~~~   #   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~~              ¨¨¨¨¨.~/**
*/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/*
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
*/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/*
**/~.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.~/**
#**/~.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.~/**#