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###$$*~.¨¨ ~CLINKLE~    ¨        ¨     ¨          ¨ ¨¨.~*$$###
####$$*~.¨ ¨   ¨  ~CLINKLE~     ¨    ¨            ¨ ¨.~*$$####
###$$*~.¨¨ ¨¨  ¨  ¨ ¨   ¨¨  ¨¨¨   ¨     ¨¨  ~CLINK~ ¨¨.~*$$###
##$$*~.¨¨¨ ¨  ¨¨¨¨    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨   ¨         ¨ ¨¨¨.~*$$##
#$$*~.¨¨¨¨ ¨      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~CLIRR~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   ¨   ¨ ¨¨¨¨.~*$$#
$$*~.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨    ¨   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   ¨    ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.~*$$
#$$*~.¨¨¨¨ ¨      ¨      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨      ¨      ¨ ¨¨¨¨.~*$$#
##$$*~.¨¨¨ ¨       ¨        ¨¨¨¨¨        ¨        ¨ ¨¨¨.~*$$##
###$$*~.¨¨ ¨         ¨         ¨        ¨         ¨ ¨¨.~*$$###
####$$*~.¨ ¨                                      ¨ ¨.~*$$####
###$$*~.¨¨   THE HUMIDITY IN THE CAVE AIR CONDENSE  ¨¨.~*$$###
##$$*~.¨¨¨  INTO DROPLETS IN THE ROOF OF THE HALL,  ¨¨¨.~*$$##
#$$*~.¨¨¨¨    AND IS THEN SLOWLY CARRIED DOWN THE   ¨¨¨¨.~*$$#
$$*~.¨¨¨¨¨  ARCHES, WHERE THE DROPS MELT TOGETHER   ¨¨¨¨¨.~*$$
#$$*~.¨¨¨¨ ¨  UNTIL  THEY'RE FINALLY TO  HEAVY TO ¨ ¨¨¨¨.~*$$#
##$$*~.¨¨¨   CLING. A FEW SECONDS IN THE AIR, THEN  ¨¨¨.~*$$##
###$$*~.¨¨ THEY HIT THE CRYSTALS THAT HAVE INVADED  ¨¨.~*$$###
####$$*~.¨ ¨    ¨    THE   STONE   FLOOR.    ¨    ¨ ¨.~*$$####
###$$*~.¨¨ ¨    ¨             ¨             ¨     ¨ ¨¨.~*$$###
##$$*~.¨¨¨    THE CRYSTALS ARE SCALES, FROM THE     ¨¨¨.~*$$##
#$$*~.¨¨¨¨   DRAGON. THEY LOOK LIKE ICE, BUT THEY   ¨¨¨¨.~*$$#
$$*~.¨¨¨¨¨  ARE NOT. DRAGON SCALES ARE MADE OF NAIL ¨¨¨¨¨.~*$$
#$$*~.¨¨¨¨    TISSUE, AND ON THE DRAGON THAT MADE   ¨¨¨¨.~*$$#
##$$*~.¨¨¨    THESE, IT IS HEAVILY INFUSED WITH     ¨¨¨.~*$$##
###$$*~.¨¨ QUARTZ. IN THE FAINT LIGHT OF THE CAVE,  ¨¨.~*$$###
####$$*~.¨       THEY SHIMMER PINK AND TEAL.        ¨.~*$$####
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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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