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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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