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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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