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&..&.&&... .         .        .         .         . &&..&...&&
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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.       &..&.&&...
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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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