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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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