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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. #@@&$%^-..
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....-^%$&@ 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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