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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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.......^=\     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,  ##£&%\=^..
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