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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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