,,,,^~%@@# #@@%~^,,,,
,,,,~~%@#@ @#@%~~,,,,
,^~/%*@#@@ @@#@*%/~^,
,,,,~%%*#@ @#*%%~,,,,
,^~/%*@#@@ @@#@*%/~^,
,^~/%*@### ~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... #@*%/^,,,,
,^~/%*@@## ##@@*%/~^,
,^~/%*@#@# #@#@*%/~^,
,,,,,~%@@@ @@@%~,,,,,
,^^~/%%*#@ @#*%%/~^^,
,,^^^/***@ @***/^^^,,