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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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