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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ «clinkle«    ¨         ¨    ¨          ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨   ¨   «clinkle«    ¨     ¨           ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨  ¨ ¨ ¨    ¨¨  ¨¨¨  ¨     ¨¨   «clink« ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨  ¨¨¨¨    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨    ¨        ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«
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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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