,,,,,,,=^*                                          *^=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=^*%                                          %*^=,,,,,,
,,,,,=^*%@                                          @%*^=,,,,,
,,,,=^*%@#                                          #@%*^=,,,,
,,,=^*%@##                                          ##@%*^=,,,
,,=^*%@### =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...       =,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,=^                                          ^=,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=^*                                          *^=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=^*%                                          %*^=,,,,,,
,,,,,=^*%@                                          @%*^=,,,,,
,,,,=^*%@#                                          #@%*^=,,,,