-,........                                          ........,-
^-,.......                                          .......,-^
§^-,......                                          ......,-^§
@§^-,.....                                          .....,-^§@
&@§^-,....                                          ....,-^§@&
@&@§^-,...              ## .,---,. ##               ...,-^§@&@
#@&@§^-,.. --------   #   egg   eater  #   -------- ..,-^§@&@#
##@&@§^-,.              ## .,---,. ##               .,-^§@&@##
#@&@§^-,..                                          ..,-^§@&@#
@&@§^-,...                                          ...,-^§@&@
&@§^-,.... 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.                  ..,-^§@&@#
##@&@§^-,.                                          .,-^§@&@##
#@&@§^-,..           # ...,--------,... #           ..,-^§@&@#
@&@§^-,...                                          ...,-^§@&@
&@§^-,.... 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~~              ...,-^§@&@
&@§^-,....                                          ....,-^§@&
@§^-,.....                                          .....,-^§@
§^-,......                                          ......,-^§
^-,.......                                          .......,-^
-,........                                          ........,-