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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, @@@¤%§/=,.
.,=/§%¤@## ##@¤%§/=,.
.....,=/%¤ 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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