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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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¨¨¨¨¨-=§## 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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