,,~:*@¤¶## ##¶¤@*:~,,
,,,~::::@¶ ¶@::::~,,,
,,,,,:@@¶¶ ¶¶@@:,,,,,
,,~:*@¤¶## ##¶¤@*:~,,
,,~:*@¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤@*:~,,
,,~:****¤# ## ,,~~~,, ## #¤****:~,,
,,~:*@¶### ~~~~~~~~ # 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~~ #¶¤**:,,,,
,,~::::@¤¤ ¤¤@::::~,,
,,,,,,,:*¤ ¤*:,,,,,,,
,,~:*@¤¶## ##¶¤@*:~,,
,,~:*@¤¶## ##¶¤@*:~,,
,,~:*@¤¶## ##¶¤@*:~,,