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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.        &..&&&&...
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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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