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,,,,,,,^~* ~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...       ##@&$*~^,,
,,,^~*$&@#                                          #@&$*~^,,,
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