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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. ##@¶&$*«..
...«*$&¶@# #@¶&$*«...
....«*$&¶@ 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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