The laser, which made a rapid-fire popping sound, cut cleanly and quickly through the outer shell of a hard-boiled egg.

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After three martinis my friend switches to a local brew of Budweiser, salt and a hard-boiled egg plopped in a glass.

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But Bowden also recommends even lower-cal choices, like a single hard-boiled egg.

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So parents give their children an extra banana or hard-boiled egg.

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Dishes like pork and shrimp dumplings topped with a hard-boiled quail egg are so popular that diners will crowd around as soon as carts enter the dining room.

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