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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,  ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~«              AND DREAMING.               «~,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,~«==        IT IS DREAMING ABOUT YOU...       ==«~,,,,,,
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