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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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¨^~=$### warm-blooded creature. lanky meat, ####&$=~^¨
¨^~=$### incredible meat inside, mostly tendons. ####&$=~^¨
¨¨¨^~~$$ slithery but strong. #&$$~~^¨¨¨
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¨^~=$### the egg has an opening. the egg has a ####&$=~^¨
¨^~=$$$# belly button. looks like a rubber ##&$$$=~^¨
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¨^~=$### a hole. ####&$=~^¨
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¨^~=$### and on these beaches there's a ####&$=~^¨
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¨^~=$### certainly eats insects most of the ####&$=~^¨
¨^~=$### time, but it knows a good belly button ####&$=~^¨
¨¨¨¨¨~=# 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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