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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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