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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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$=*~,,,,,,    THE CRYSTALS ARE SCALES, FROM THE     ,,,,,,~*=$
¶$=*~,,,,,   DRAGON. THEY LOOK LIKE ICE, BUT THEY   ,,,,,~*=$¶
@¶$=*~,,,, ARE NOT. DRAGON SCALES ARE MADE OF NAIL  ,,,,~*=$¶@
#@¶$=*~,,,    TISSUE, AND ON THE DRAGON THAT MADE   ,,,~*=$¶@#
##@¶$=*~,,     THESE, IT IS HEAVILY INFUSED WITH    ,,~*=$¶@##
#@¶$=*~,,, QUARTZ. IN THE FAINT LIGHT OF THE CAVE,  ,,,~*=$¶@#
@¶$=*~,,,,        THEY SHIMMER PINK AND TEAL.       ,,,,~*=$¶@
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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   ,,,,,,,,~*
~,,,,,,,,,    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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