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&...&&&... into droplets in the roof of the hall, ...&..&...
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..&...&&&. arches, where the drops melt together &....&..&.
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&...&...&& cling. a few seconds in the air, then .&&....&..
.&...&..&. they hit the crystals that have invaded .&&&....&.
..&...&... . . the stone floor. . . .&.&&....&
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...&..&... 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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