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¨¨¨¨¨~::†@ 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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