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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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