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..^~/†£&##   THE HUMIDITY IN THE CAVE AIR CONDENSE  ##&£†/~^..
...^~/†£&#  INTO DROPLETS IN THE ROOF OF THE HALL,  #&£†/~^...
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.....^~/†£  ARCHES, WHERE THE DROPS MELT TOGETHER   £†/~^.....
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.....^~/†£     THE CRYSTALS ARE SCALES, FROM THE    £†/~^.....
....^~/†£&   DRAGON. THEY LOOK LIKE ICE, BUT THEY   &£†/~^....
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..^~/†£&##    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    £†/~^.....
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.......^~/   THE HALL IT LOOKS LITTLE MORE THAN A   /~^.......
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.....^~/†£               AND DREAMING.              £†/~^.....
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