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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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