&&*†=,....                                          ....,=†*&&
&*†=,.....                                          .....,=†*&
*†=,......                                          ......,=†*
†=,.......                                          .......,=†
=,........                                          ........,=
,.........               ## .,===,. ##              .........,
=,........ ========   #   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~~             .....,=†*&
&&*†=,....                                          ....,=†*&&
£&&*†=,...                                          ...,=†*&&£
@£&&*†=,..                                          ..,=†*&&£@
#@£&&*†=,.                                          .,=†*&&£@#
@£&&*†=,..                                          ..,=†*&&£@