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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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