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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. , , ,~~=*@@###
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#@@%*~,,,, 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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