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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, ....,**¤¤#
#&&*~..... .....~*&&#
#&¤*,..... 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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