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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.           ..........
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.......... 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 @@£%†=^...
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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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