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;«~....... 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 ..~«;%@&##
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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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