,^-=*&@@ @@#&&*=-^,
,^-=*&@# #@#&&*=-^,
,^-=*&## ###&&*=-^,
,^-=*&@# #@#&&*=-^,
,^-=*&&&&@ @&&&&*=-^,
,^-=*&@@ -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... ###&&*=-^,
,,,,,,^=*& &*=^,,,,,,
,^-===&# ##&&===-^,
,^-=*&@# #@#&&*=-^,
^-=*&@## ##@#&&*=-^
,^-=*&@# #@#&&*=-^,