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,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ =CLINKLE=   ¨        ¨       ¨         ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨  ¨  =CLINKLE=    ¨     ¨             ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨  ¨ ¨  ¨  ¨¨  ¨¨¨   ¨      ¨¨  =CLINK= ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†
*†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨    ¨         ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†*
£*†=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨=CLIRR=¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   ¨   ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=†*£
&£*†=,¨¨¨¨ ¨   ¨    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    ¨   ¨ ¨¨¨¨,=†*£&
#&£*†=,¨¨¨ ¨      ¨      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨      ¨      ¨ ¨¨¨,=†*£&#
##&£*†=,¨¨ ¨       ¨        ¨¨¨¨¨        ¨        ¨ ¨¨,=†*£&##
###&£*†=,¨ ¨         ¨         ¨         ¨        ¨ ¨,=†*£&###
##&£*†=,¨¨ ¨                                      ¨ ¨¨,=†*£&##
#&£*†=,¨¨¨  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.       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†
*†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨    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.              ¨¨,=†*£&##
#&£*†=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=†*£&#
&£*†=,¨¨¨¨       IT IS DREAMING ABOUT YOU...        ¨¨¨¨,=†*£&
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