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......=:¤¤ 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. . . ¤¤:=......
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....=:¤¤## 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 :=........
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......=:¤¤ 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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