.....,~*&§ §&*~,.....
....,~*&§@ @§&*~,....
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..,~*&§@## ##@§&*~,..
.,~*&§@### ###@§&*~,.
..,~*&§@## ## .,~~~,. ## ##@§&*~,..
...,~*&§@# ~~~~~~~~ # 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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