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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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