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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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