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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. #££†^-^...
....^-^†££           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 -^........
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...^-^†££# and   on   these   beaches   there's   a #££†^-^...
..^-^†££##     particular snake or lizard which     ##££†^-^..
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..^-^†££## 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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