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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 %^=.,,,,,,
,,,,,.=^%% , , THE STONE FLOOR. , , %%^=.,,,,,
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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. %%^=.,,,,,
,,,,,,.=^% %^=.,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.=^ 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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