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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 ¨-~\†%¤@@@
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#@@¤%†\~-¨ and dreaming. ¨-~\†%¤@@#
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@@@¤%†\~-¨ it is dreaming about you... ¨-~\†%¤@@@
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