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,,,,^~†*@#                                          #@*†~^,,,,
,,,,,^~†*@ ~CLINKLE~   ,     ,       ,            , @*†~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~†* ,  ,   ~CLINKLE~     ,     ,           , *†~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~† ,,  , , ,   ,,  ,,,   ,     ,,   ~CLINK~ †~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~ ,  ,,,,    ,,,,,,,,,,  ,,,   ,         , ~^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ ,      ,,,,,,,,,,,~CLIRR~,,,,,,,   ,   , ^,,,,,,,,,
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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.    ,    , #@*†~^,,,,
,,,,,^~†*@ ,     ,             ,             ,    , @*†~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~†*     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.              ###@*†~^,,
,,,^~†*@##                                          ##@*†~^,,,
,,,,^~†*@#        IT IS DREAMING ABOUT YOU...       #@*†~^,,,,
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