#(EGGCASE 1)
  ---- REPORT FROM SURFACE ----

NEAR AN UNUSUAL VOLCANIC FUMAROLE,
WE HAVE FOUND A FRAGMENT OF SOME
KIND OF BIOLOGICAL ENCASEMENT OR
SHELL WHICH IS MADE OF AN
INCREDIBLY TOUGH, HEAT-RESISTANT
MAT OF FUNGAL FIBERS.

WE CAN FIND NO SIGN OF ANY
LIFEFORM WHICH MAY HAVE `HATCHED'
FROM THIS EGG SHELL, BUT WE WILL
BRING IT BACK TO THE FLAGSHIP FOR
FURTHER STUDY.

   ---- END OF REPORT ----
