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,,,,,,,,-~ ~clinkle~ , , , , ~-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-~* , , ~clinkle~ , , , *~-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-~*$ ,, , , , ,, ,,, , ,, ~clink~ $*~-,,,,,,
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,,,,-~*$¤§ 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. @§¤$*~-,,,
,,,,-~*$¤§ §¤$*~-,,,,
,,,,,-~*$¤ 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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