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.....--^$$ -CLINKLE-   .        .      .          . $$^--.....
....--^$$@ .   .  -CLINKLE-     .     .           . @$$^--....
...--^$$@# ..  . .  .   ..  ...   .    ..   -CLINK- #@$$^--...
..--^$$@## .  ....    ..........  ...    .        . ##@$$^--..
.--^$$@### .      ...........-CLIRR-.......   .   . ###@$$^--.
..--^$$@## .   .   ......................    .    . ##@$$^--..
...--^$$@# .      .      ............      .      . #@$$^--...
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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   $^--......
.....--^$$ . UNTIL THEY'RE  FINALLY TO  HEAVY  TO . $$^--.....
....--^$$@  CLING. A FEW SECONDS IN THE AIR, THEN   @$$^--....
...--^$$@# THEY HIT THE CRYSTALS THAT HAVE INVADED  #@$$^--...
..--^$$@## .   .    THE    STONE   FLOOR.    .    . ##@$$^--..
.--^$$@### .     .             .             .    . ###@$$^--.
..--^$$@##    THE CRYSTALS ARE SCALES, FROM THE     ##@$$^--..
...--^$$@#   DRAGON. THEY LOOK LIKE ICE, BUT THEY   #@$$^--...
....--^$$@ ARE NOT. DRAGON SCALES ARE MADE OF NAIL  @$$^--....
.....--^$$    TISSUE, AND ON THE DRAGON THAT MADE   $$^--.....
......--^$    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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