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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 ¨ ###§@%†«,¨
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¨¨¨,,,†@@# they hit the crystals that have invaded #@@†,,,¨¨¨
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¨,«†%@§### the crystals are scales, from the ###§@%†«,¨
¨,«†%@§### dragon. they look like ice, but they ###§@%†«,¨
¨¨¨¨,†@@§# are not. dragon scales are made of nail #§@@†,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨«««%@§# 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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