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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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