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†;-:,,,,,, the crystals are scales, from the ,,,,,,:-;†
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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 ,,,,:-;†%@
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#@@%†;-:,, soaring, it becomes a facet of the sky ,,:-;†%@@#
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