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,,,.«†*%¤£ INTO DROPLETS IN THE ROOF OF THE HALL, £¤%*†«.,,,
,,.«†*%¤£# AND IS THEN SLOWLY CARRIED DOWN THE #£¤%*†«.,,
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,,,,.«†*%¤ THEY HIT THE CRYSTALS THAT HAVE INVADED ¤%*†«.,,,,
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,,,,,,,,.« 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 HALL IT LOOKS LITTLE MORE THAN A £¤%*†«.,,,
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,,,,,.«†*% 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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