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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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,~= IT IS DREAMING ABOUT YOU... =~,,,,,,,,
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