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¨.«\*%@@## 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. @@@***\«.¨
¨¨¨¨¨.\\%@ @%\\.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.\%@@ it is dreaming about you... @@%\.¨¨¨¨¨
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