I found something strange in the yard – white, round balls: I was horrified when I realized what it was.

While tending my garden, I spotted something odd – a patch of soil dotted with tiny white spheres.
Curious, I crouched down for a closer look. They were perfectly round, smooth, and glistening, like miniature pearls scattered in the dirt.

At first, I thought they might be bits of plastic or decorative beads, but they seemed too natural for that. I slipped on gloves and began to dig gently around them. The balls were soft, slightly squishy, almost gelatinous. A shiver ran through me. Eggs, I thought. But what kind—bird, insect, or something worse?

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