,~~/*&&¤¶¶ ¶¶¤&&*/~~,
,~~~~/&&¤# #¤&&/~~~~,
,,,~~~~/*¤ ¤*/~~~~,,,
,~~/*&¤¶## ##¶¤&*/~~,
,~~/*&¤¶## ##¶¤&*/~~,
,~~/*&&¤¤¶ ## ,~~~~~, ## ¶¤¤&&*/~~,
,~~/*&¤¶¶¶ ~~~~~~~~ # 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~~ #¤****/~~,
,,,,,~*&&¶ ¶&&*~,,,,,
,,,,,,,~*¤ ¤*~,,,,,,,
,~~~~~/*&¤ ¤&*/~~~~~,
,~~/*&¤¶## ##¶¤&*/~~,
,,,,,~~*&¤ ¤&*~~,,,,,