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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.    ,    , £=:~.,,,,,
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,,,,,,,.~:     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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