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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    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~%
$%~:¨¨¨¨¨¨  SCALES, AND AS IT LIES IN THE MIDDLE OF ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~%$
¤$%~:¨¨¨¨¨   THE HALL IT LOOKS LITTLE MORE THAN A   ¨¨¨¨¨:~%$¤
#¤$%~:¨¨¨¨    BUMP IN THE PILE. WHEN AWAKE, WHEN    ¨¨¨¨:~%$¤#
@#¤$%~:¨¨¨  SOARING, IT BECOMES A FACET OF THE SKY  ¨¨¨:~%$¤#@
#@#¤$%~:¨¨  ITSELF. BUT HERE AND NOW IT IS ASLEEP,  ¨¨:~%$¤#@#
##@#¤$%~:¨              AND DREAMING.               ¨:~%$¤#@##
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@#¤$%~:¨¨¨       IT IS DREAMING ABOUT YOU...        ¨¨¨:~%$¤#@
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