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*\=:¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=\*
\=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ =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.              ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨       IT IS DREAMING ABOUT YOU...        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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