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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 .......~~;
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@#%§;~~... 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 ..~~;§%#@#
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#%§;~~.... 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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