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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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....,-/%£¤ warm-blooded creature. lanky meat, ¤£%/-,....
...,-/%£¤@ incredible meat inside, mostly tendons. @¤£%/-,...
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.......... certainly eats insects most of the ..........
.......... time, but it knows a good belly button ..........
........., when it sees one, and knows to enter ,.........
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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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...,-/%£¤@ exit, emerging bloodied and victorious @¤£%/-,...
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