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##@&¤$;«~, cling. a few seconds in the air, then ,~«;$¤&@##
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##@#¤$;«~, tissue, and on the dragon that made ,~«;$¤#@##
#@#&¤$;«~, these, it is heavily infused with ,~«;$¤@#
##@#&¤;«~, quartz. in the faint light of the cave, ,~«;¤@##
&&¤;;~,,,, they shimmer pink and teal. ,,,,~;;¤&&
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#@#&¤$;«~, the dragon is translucent like the ,~«;$¤@#
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