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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, .##.#..#.#
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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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.#.#.#.##.           # ....~~~~~~~~.... #           .##.#..#.#
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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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