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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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