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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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