,-»=*&§¶## ##¶§&*=»-,
,-»=*&§¶## ##¶§&*=»-,
,-»===*&&¶ ¶&&*===»-,
,,,,-»»*&¶ ¶&*»»-,,,,
,-»=*&§¶## ##¶§&*=»-,
,-»=*&§¶## »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. ###¶§*=»-,
,-»=*&§¶## ##¶§&*=»-,
,-»=*&§¶## it is dreaming about you... ##¶§&*=»-,
,-»=*&§¶## ##¶§&*=»-,
,,,-=*&&§¶ ¶§&&*=-,,,
,,,,,-=*§¶ ¶§*=-,,,,,
,,,,,,-»*§ §*»-,,,,,,
,-»=*&§¶## ##¶§&*=»-,