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,,,,,,,,~†               ## ,,~~~,, ##              †~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~†% ~~~~~~~~   #   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~~             †~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~†%                                          %†~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~†%§                                          §%†~,,,,,,
,,,,,~†%§@                                          @§%†~,,,,,
,,,,~†%§@¶                                          ¶@§%†~,,,,
,,,~†%§@¶#                                          #¶@§%†~,,,