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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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,~»*$§¶###           # ,,,~»»»»»»»»~,,, #           ###¶§$*»~,
,,~»*$§¶##                                          ##¶§$*»~,,
,,,~»*$§¶# and   on   these   beaches   there's   a #¶§$*»~,,,
,,,,~»*$§¶     particular snake or lizard which     ¶§$*»~,,,,
,,,~»*$§¶# certainly  eats  insects  most  of   the #¶§$*»~,,,
,,~»*$§¶## time, but  it knows a good belly  button ##¶§$*»~,,
,~»*$§¶### when  it sees one,  and knows  to  enter ###¶§$*»~,
,,~»*$§¶##                  the egg                 ##¶§$*»~,,
,,,~»*$§¶#                                          #¶§$*»~,,,
,,,,~»*$§¶ it  will  crawl  into the  teal  sphere, ¶§$*»~,,,,
,,,~»*$§¶# disappear completely and  eat it all up, #¶§$*»~,,,
,,~»*$§¶## ruining   the  integrity  of   the  egg. ##¶§$*»~,,
,~»*$§¶###        destroying the inhabitant.        ###¶§$*»~,
,,~»*$§¶##                                          ##¶§$*»~,,
,,,~»*$§¶# it's  a  grisly  sight  when  it  cracks #¶§$*»~,,,
,,,,~»*$§¶ open,  the  reptile  taking   the  quick ¶§$*»~,,,,
,,,~»*$§¶#  exit, emerging bloodied and victorious  #¶§$*»~,,,
,,~»*$§¶##              and satisfied~~             ##¶§$*»~,,
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