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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. &&..&.&&..
...&&&.... .&&...&&&.
...&.&&... # ...^~~~~~~~~^... # .&&&..&.&&
&....&&&.. .&.&&...&&
&&...&.&&. 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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