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The boy took another step forward, one that Aesop took as a sign of interest.  Excellent.  "Some good old fashioned pranking," he said vaguely.  He eyed the nearby rocky ridges with interest, hoping that they would prove fruitful.  He wasn't sure if birds laid their eggs so early in the spring up here in the North, but he supposed he would find out soon.  After all, the plan hinged on some eggs.