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,,,,,,,~/†                                          †/~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~/†$                                          $†/~,,,,,,
,,,,,~/†$§               ## ,,~~~,, ##              §$†/~,,,,,
,,,,~/†$§# ~~~~~~~~   #  egg   eater   #   ~~~~~~~~ #§$†/~,,,,
,,,~/†$§##               ## ,,~~~,, ##              ##§$†/~,,,
,,~/†$§###                                          ###§$†/~,,
,,,~/†$§##                                          ##§$†/~,,,
,,,,~/†$§# absolutely  spherical  egg. find  it  on #§$†/~,,,,
,,,,,~/†$§    large sandy beaches, upshore where    §$†/~,,,,,
,,,,,,~/†$ dunes  meet  shadowy  pines.  teal  egg, $†/~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~/†                                          †/~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~/ makes   some  sentient   bird  or  other /~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~    warm-blooded creature. lanky meat,    ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  incredible meat inside, mostly tendons. ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,           slithery but strong.           ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, the egg has an  opening. the  egg has  a ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, belly   button.  looks  like  a   rubber ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, vortex, the crust gets soft and  becomes ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                 a hole.                  ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,~/           # ,,,,~~~~~~~~,,,, #           /~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~/†                                          †/~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~/†$ 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                 ##§$†/~,,,
,,,,~/†$§#                                          #§$†/~,,,,
,,,,,~/†$§ 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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