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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 &.&..&.&.&
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