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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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###@§$*~.¨ and on these beaches there's a ¨.~*$§@###
###@§$*~.¨ particular snake or lizard which ¨.~*$§@###
#@#@§$*~.¨ certainly eats insects most of the ¨.~*$§@#@#
#@#@§$*~.¨ time, but it knows a good belly button ¨.~*$§@#@#
#@@$$~¨¨¨¨ when it sees one, and knows to enter ¨¨¨¨~$$@@#
#@#@§$*~.¨ the egg ¨.~*$§@#@#
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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 ¨¨¨¨~~**§@
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