&......&&. ...&..&&..
..&&&&.... .&........
&..&&..&&. ...&&&&&&&
.......... .&..&&&&&&
.&&&&&&&&& .....&&&&.
..&&&&&&&& ## .-~~~-. ## .&&&..&&..
&..&&&&&&. ~~~~~~~~ # 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. ..&&..&&..
&........& .........&
..&&&&&&.. the egg has an opening. the egg has a &&&&&&&&..
&..&&&&... belly button. looks like a rubber &&&&&&&..&
....&&..&& vortex, the crust gets soft and becomes &&&&&&....
&&&......& a hole. .&&&&..&&&
&&..&&&&.. ..&&....&&
&....&&..& # ...-~~~~~~~~-... # &....&&..&
..&&...... ..&&......
&....&&&&. 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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