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,,.~**%@@# ~CLINKLE~   ,       ,       ,          , #@@%**~.,,
,,,.~**%@@ ,   ,  ~CLINKLE~    ,    ,             , @@%**~.,,,
,,,,.~**%@ ,,  , ,  ,   ,, ,,,  ,     ,,    ~CLINK~ @%**~.,,,,
,,,,,.~**% ,  ,,,,    ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,   ,          , %**~.,,,,,
,,,,,,.~** ,      ,,,,,,,,,,,~CLIRR~,,,,,,,   ,   , **~.,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.~* ,    ,   ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,    ,   , *~.,,,,,,,
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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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