#$§:~:¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨:~:§$#
##$§:~:¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨:~:§$##
###$§:~:¨¨                                          ¨¨:~:§$###
####$§:~:¨                                          ¨:~:§$####
###$§:~:¨¨                                          ¨¨:~:§$###
##$§:~:¨¨¨ ~clinkle~   ¨       ¨      ¨           ¨ ¨¨¨:~:§$##
#$§:~:¨¨¨¨ ¨  ¨  ~clinkle~    ¨     ¨             ¨ ¨¨¨¨:~:§$#
$§:~:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨   ¨ ¨ ¨  ¨¨ ¨¨¨   ¨       ¨¨  ~clink~ ¨¨¨¨¨:~:§$
§:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨  ¨¨¨¨   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨    ¨          ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:§
:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~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...       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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