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&*;;;;~... «CLINKLE« . . . . ...~;;;;*&
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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. . . .~«;§*##
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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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##@&*§;«~. IT IS DREAMING ABOUT YOU... .~«;§*&@##
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