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&.&..&.&.& »CLINKLE»    .       .       .         . ...&&..&&.
&&&.&&&&&& .  .   »CLINKLE»     .     .           . ..&.&.&.&&
..&&...... ..  .  . .   .. ...  .      ..   »CLINK» .&&&&&&&..
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&&&&.....& .      ...........»CLIRR».......   .   . &.....&&..
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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.        &&&.&&&..&
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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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&&&&&..&&.        IT IS DREAMING ABOUT YOU...       &&&&.&&&&&
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