Jut my 0.02p......How about putting a string of pearls inside the egg? Another idea for a scene.....the egg on display on a mantlepiece above a roaring fire.....admired by the lady and gentleman of the house.....

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All the Woes of a World by Jonathan Icknield aka The Bryster

And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...