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When a cheru8 hatches, the two undeveloped personalities mingle together in the same 8ody. There is not yet a clear division 8etween the two. It will then consume the egg shell for the vital nutrients it contains. The sugary snack is irresisti8le to the starving wiggler. Once it finishes its first meal, the two personalities will 8e pulled apart for good, and the child will pup8. The two halves then 8egin vacill8ting with their sleep cycles, as I descri8ed.
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