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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, ##.##.#..#
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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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..#.#.#.#.           # ...~««««««««~... #           ##.##.#..#
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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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