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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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