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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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