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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.                  ¨,«/%%%%@@
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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                  ¨,«/%@@@##
##@@@%/«,¨                                          ¨,«/%@@@##
##@@@%/«,¨ 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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@@//,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,//@@
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@@%%%«««,¨                                          ¨,«««%%%@@