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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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