.....~»\^$ $^\»~.....
......~»\^ ^\»~......
.......~»\ \»~.......
......~»\^ ^\»~......
.....~»\^$ $^\»~.....
....~»\^$§ ## .~»»»~. ## §$^\»~....
...~»\^$§# »»»»»»»» # 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~~ §$^\»~....
...~»\^$§# #§$^\»~...
..~»\^$§## ##§$^\»~..
.~»\^$§### ###§$^\»~.
..~»\^$§## ##§$^\»~..
...~»\^$§# #§$^\»~...