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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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,,,-~=$§&# the crystals are scales, from the #&§$=~-,,,
,-~~=$$&&& dragon. they look like ice, but they &&&$$=~~-,
,-~=$§&### are not. dragon scales are made of nail ###&§$=~-,
,,,,-~~$&# tissue, and on the dragon that made #&$~~-,,,,
,-~=$§&### these, it is heavily infused with ###&§$=~-,
,-~=$§&### quartz. in the faint light of the cave, ###&§$=~-,
,,,---=$$& they shimmer pink and teal. &$$=---,,,
,,,,-=$§## ##§$=-,,,,
,-~=$§&### the dragon is translucent like the ###&§$=~-,
,,,,-==§&# 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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