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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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