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¤$%/~,,,,, ~CLINKLE~   ,       ,        ,         , ,,,,,~/%$¤
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~,,,,,,,,,   THE HUMIDITY IN THE CAVE AIR CONDENSE  ,,,,,,,,,~
/~,,,,,,,,  INTO DROPLETS IN THE ROOF OF THE HALL,  ,,,,,,,,~/
%/~,,,,,,,   AND IS THEN SLOWLY CARRIED DOWN THE    ,,,,,,,~/%
$%/~,,,,,,   ARCHES, WHERE THE DROPS MELT TOGETHER  ,,,,,,~/%$
¤$%/~,,,,, ,  UNTIL  THEY'RE FINALLY TO HEAVY  TO , ,,,,,~/%$¤
#¤$%/~,,,,   CLING. A FEW SECONDS IN THE AIR, THEN  ,,,,~/%$¤#
##¤$%/~,,, THEY HIT THE CRYSTALS THAT HAVE INVADED  ,,,~/%$¤##
###¤$%/~,, ,    ,    THE    STONE    FLOOR.   ,   , ,,~/%$¤###
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#¤$%/~,,,,     THE CRYSTALS ARE SCALES, FROM THE    ,,,,~/%$¤#
¤$%/~,,,,,   DRAGON. THEY LOOK LIKE ICE, BUT THEY   ,,,,,~/%$¤
$%/~,,,,,,  ARE NOT. DRAGON SCALES ARE MADE OF NAIL ,,,,,,~/%$
%/~,,,,,,,    TISSUE, AND ON THE DRAGON THAT MADE   ,,,,,,,~/%
/~,,,,,,,,    THESE, IT IS HEAVILY INFUSED WITH     ,,,,,,,,~/
~,,,,,,,,, QUARTZ. IN THE FAINT LIGHT OF THE CAVE,  ,,,,,,,,,~
/~,,,,,,,,       THEY SHIMMER PINK AND TEAL.        ,,,,,,,,~/
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$%/~,,,,,,    THE DRAGON IS TRANSLUCENT LIKE THE    ,,,,,,~/%$
¤$%/~,,,,, SCALES, AND AS IT LIES IN THE MIDDLE OF  ,,,,,~/%$¤
#¤$%/~,,,,   THE HALL IT LOOKS LITTLE MORE THAN A   ,,,,~/%$¤#
##¤$%/~,,,    BUMP IN THE PILE. WHEN AWAKE, WHEN    ,,,~/%$¤##
###¤$%/~,,  SOARING, IT BECOMES A FACET OF THE SKY  ,,~/%$¤###
##¤$%/~,,,  ITSELF. BUT HERE AND NOW IT IS ASLEEP,  ,,,~/%$¤##
#¤$%/~,,,,              AND DREAMING.               ,,,,~/%$¤#
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$%/~,,,,,,        IT IS DREAMING ABOUT YOU...       ,,,,,,~/%$
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