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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, ^~:**@####
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##@**:~^,, makes some sentient bird or other ,,^~:**@##
#@**:~^,,, warm-blooded creature. lanky meat, ,,,^~:**@#
##@**:~^,, incredible meat inside, mostly tendons. ,,^~:**@##
###@**:~^, slithery but strong. ,^~:**@###
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###@**:~^, 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. ^~:**@####
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##@**:~^,, 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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