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&..&.&&.&& ~CLINKLE~   .         .      .         . ......&...
&.&&&.&&.. .  .   ~CLINKLE~     .     .           . .....&&..&
&&..&&.&.& ..   . .  .  ..  ...   .     ..  ~CLINK~ ....&.&.&.
.&.&.&&&&& .  ....    .......... ...   .          . ...&&&&&&&
&&&&&....& .      ...........~CLIRR~.......   .   . ..&......&
....&...&& .   .    ......................    .   . .&&.....&.
...&&..&.& .      .      ............      .      . &.&....&&.
..&.&.&&&. .        .        .....        .       . &&&...&.&.
.&&&&&..&. .         .        .         .         . ..&..&&&&.
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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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