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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 &.&.&..&.&
.&.&.&.&.& and satisfied~~ &.&.&.&&.&
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