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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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