#¶@%†«««.¨ ¨.«««†%@¶#
@%%^.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.^%%@
#@%%^«««.¨ ¨.«««^%%@#
@%^..¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨..^%@
##¶@%†^«.¨ ¨.«^†%@¶##
#¶@@%†^«.¨ «clinkle« ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨.«^†%@@¶#
###@%†^«.¨ ¨ ¨ «clinkle« ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨.«^†%@###
@%%%^.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ¨ ¨¨ «clink« ¨¨¨¨.^%%%@
#¶¶@%†^«.¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨.«^†%@¶¶#
###¶%†^«.¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«clirr«¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨.«^†%¶###
¶@%†††^«.¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨.«^†††%@¶
¶@@@%†^«.¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨.«^†%@@@¶
##¶@%†^«.¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨.«^†%@¶##
###@%†^«.¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨.«^†%@###
@%†«¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨«†%@
#@@††««.¨¨ 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. ¨.«^†%@¶¶¶
##¶@%†^«.¨ ¨.«^†%@¶##
¶¶@%^.¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨.«^†%@###
¶¶@@%†^«.¨ ¨.«^†%@@¶¶
#¶¶@%†^«.¨ it is dreaming about you... ¨.«^†%@¶¶#
#¶¶@%†^«.¨ ¨.«^†%@¶¶#
@%†««.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.««†%@
###@%†^«.¨ ¨.«^†%@###
#¶%%^«..¨¨ ¨¨..«^%%¶#
##¶@%†^«.¨ ¨.«^†%@¶##