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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   ...~;%§&##
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&§%;~.....  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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&§%;~.....  SOARING, IT BECOMES A FACET OF THE SKY  .....~;%§&
§%;~......  ITSELF. BUT HERE AND NOW IT IS ASLEEP,  ......~;%§
&§%;~.....               AND DREAMING.              .....~;%§&
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