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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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