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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, ...@..@@..
@@.@...... ...@@.@.@.
@.@@@..... makes some sentient bird or other ...@.@@@@@
.@@..@.... warm-blooded creature. lanky meat, ...@@@....
.@.@.@@... incredible meat inside, mostly tendons. ...@..@...
.@@@@@.@.. slithery but strong. ...@@.@@..
.@....@@@. ...@.@@.@.
.@@...@..@ 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 .@@@.@@.@@
@....@@..@ .@..@@.@@.
@@...@.@.@ 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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