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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~~ @@#&%%\«~,
,,,,,,,«%& &%«,,,,,,,
,~«\%%&#@# #@#&%%\«~,
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