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,,,,,,,,:« «clinkle«   ,        ,      ,          , «:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: ,  ,   «clinkle«     ,     ,           , :,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,,  , , ,    ,, ,,,   ,      ,,  «clink« ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,  ,,,,    ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,    ,         , ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,      ,,,,,,,,,,,«clirr«,,,,,,,   ,   , ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,    ,   ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,   ,    , ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,      ,      ,,,,,,,,,,,,      ,      , ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, ,         ,        ,         ,         , ,,,,,,,,,,
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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.   ,    , ###@$*†«:,
,,:«†*$@## ,    ,             ,             ,     , ##@$*†«:,,
,,,:«†*$@#     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.              :,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,:«†       it is dreaming about you...        †«:,,,,,,,
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