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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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......,;%&           # ...,««««««««,... #           &%;,......
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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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