..&....&&& ......&...
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....&&&&&& &&&.......
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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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