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=/»~...... »»»»»»»» # egg eater # »»»»»»»» ......~»/=
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#££&=/»~.. 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. .......~»/
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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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