=†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†=
£=†~,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,~†=£
££=†~,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,~†=££
#££=†~,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,~†=££#
##££=†~,¨¨ ¨¨,~†=££##
###££=†~,¨ ~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... ¨¨,~†=££##
###££=†~,¨ ¨,~†=££###
##££=†~,¨¨ ¨¨,~†=££##
#££=†~,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,~†=££#
££=†~,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,~†=££
£=†~,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,~†=£