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¨^~^§*&@## ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ##@&*§^~^¨
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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. ¨ ¨ @*^~^^¨¨¨¨
¨^~^§**&@@ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ @@&**§^~^¨
¨^~^§*&@## 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... &§~~~~~^¨¨
¨^~^§*&### ###&*§^~^¨
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