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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. ..~\*@@¤¤#
###¤@*\~.. ..~\*@¤###
¤*~....... 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. ..~\@¤####
###¤@*\~.. ..~\*@¤###
###¤@*\~.. IT IS DREAMING ABOUT YOU... ..~\*@¤###
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