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¨¨¨¨~»^**@ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ @**^»~¨¨¨¨
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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. @@**^»~¨¨¨
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¨~»^**@@## it is dreaming about you... ##@@**^»~¨
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