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...-»^%@§£ 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. . . -.........
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.......-»^ 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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...-»^%@§£ 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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