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.......... «CLINKLE«    .       .      .          . ..........
.......... .   .  «CLINKLE«     .    .            . ..........
.......... ..   . .  .  .. ...  .       ..  «CLINK« ..........
.......... .  ....    ..........  ...    .        . ..........
.......... .      ...........«CLIRR«.......   .   . ..........
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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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