.~~;%%&### ###&%%;~~.
.....~%%&& &&%%~.....
.....~~~%& &%~~~.....
.~~;%%&### ###&%%;~~.
....~~;%&# #&%;~~....
.~~~~~;%&& ~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... ###&%%;~~.
~~;%%&#### ####&%%;~~
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....~~;%%& &%%;~~....
.~~;%%&### ###&%%;~~.