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.......,«*               ## .,«««,. ##              *«,.......
........,« ««««««««   #  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.                 &§%*«,....
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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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