##@&%§\~.¨ ¨.~\§%&@##
#@&%§\~.¨¨ ¨¨.~\§%&@#
@&%§\~.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.~\§%&@
&%§\~.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.~\§%&
%§\~.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.~\§%
&%§\~.¨¨¨¨ ~clinkle~ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨.~\§%&
@&%§\~.¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ~clinkle~ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨.~\§%&@
#@&%§\~.¨¨ ¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨ ¨¨¨ ¨ ¨¨ ~clink~ ¨¨.~\§%&@#
##@&%§\~.¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨.~\§%&@##
#@&%§\~.¨¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~clirr~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨.~\§%&@#
@&%§\~.¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨.~\§%&@
&%§\~.¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨.~\§%&
%§\~.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.~\§%
&%§\~.¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨.~\§%&
@&%§\~.¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨.~\§%&@
#@&%§\~.¨¨ 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... ¨.~\§%&@##
#@&%§\~.¨¨ ¨¨.~\§%&@#
@&%§\~.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.~\§%&@
&%§\~.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.~\§%&
%§\~.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.~\§%
&%§\~.¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨.~\§%&