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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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