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.^=\^§£###    warm-blooded creature. lanky meat,    ###£§^\=^.
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...^=\^§£#           slithery but strong.           #£§^\=^...
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..^=\^§£## disappear completely and eat it  all up, ##£§^\=^..
.^=\^§£### ruining  the   integrity   of  the  egg. ###£§^\=^.
..^=\^§£##        destroying the inhabitant.        ##£§^\=^..
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.^=\^§£### open,  the   reptile  taking  the  quick ###£§^\=^.
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