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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  ,,,,,,~«=%
$%=«~,,,,,  THEY HIT THE CRYSTALS THAT HAVE INVADED ,,,,,~«=%$
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####$%=«~,   DRAGON. THEY LOOK LIKE ICE, BUT THEY   ,~«=%$####
###$%=«~,,  ARE NOT. DRAGON SCALES ARE MADE OF NAIL ,,~«=%$###
##$%=«~,,,    TISSUE, AND ON THE DRAGON THAT MADE   ,,,~«=%$##
#$%=«~,,,,     THESE, IT IS HEAVILY INFUSED WITH    ,,,,~«=%$#
$%=«~,,,,, QUARTZ. IN THE FAINT LIGHT OF THE CAVE,  ,,,,,~«=%$
%=«~,,,,,,        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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