§†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†§
&§†=:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:=†§&
§&§†=:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:=†§&§
#§&§†=:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:=†§&§#
##§&§†=:¨¨                                          ¨¨:=†§&§##
###§&§†=:¨              ## ¨:===:¨ ##               ¨:=†§&§###
##§&§†=:¨¨ ========   #  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~~             ¨:=†§&§###
##§&§†=:¨¨                                          ¨¨:=†§&§##
#§&§†=:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:=†§&§#
§&§†=:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:=†§&§
&§†=:¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨:=†§&
§†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=†§