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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.       ##@&§=†«~.
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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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