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,,,,:~\%*¤ ¤*%\~:,,,,
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,,,,,,:~\% %\~:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~\ ~CLINKLE~ , , , , \~:,,,,,,,
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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. ¤*%\~:,,,,
,,,,,:~\%* *%\~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~\% 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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