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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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