.-~†*%&### ###&%*†~-.
.-~†*%@### ###@%*†~-.
...-~~†*&& &&*†~~-...
.-~†*%&@@@ @@@&%*†~-.
.-~†*%&@## ##@&%*†~-.
....-~†%&@ ~CLINKLE~ . . . . @&%†~-....
.-~†*%&@## . . ~CLINKLE~ . . . ##@&%*†~-.
...--†%%%& .. . . . .. ... . .. ~CLINK~ &%%%†--...
......-~*& . .... .......... ... . . &*~-......
.-~†*%&@## . ...........~CLIRR~....... . . ##@&%*†~-.
.-~†*%&@@# . . ...................... . . #@@&%*†~-.
.-~†*&@### . . ............ . . ###@&*†~-.
....-†*&@@ . . ..... . . @@&*†-....
.-~†*%&### . . . . . ###&%*†~-.
.-~†*%&@## . . ##@&%*†~-.
.-~†*%&@## 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. . . ##@&%*†~-.
.-~†*%&@## . . . . . ##@&%*†~-.
.-~†*%&@## 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. &%††~~---.
....-~*&&# #&&*~-....
.-~†*%&@## 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. ##@&%*†~-.
...~~~~**& &**~~~~...
.-~†*%&@## IT IS DREAMING ABOUT YOU... ##@&%*†~-.
.-----†%&@ @&%†-----.
.-~†*%&@## ##@&%*†~-.
.-~†*%&@## ##@&%*†~-.
.-~†*%&@## ##@&%*†~-.
.-~†*%&@## ##@&%*†~-.