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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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