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...~:=&#@@ ~CLINKLE~   .       .       .          . @@#&=:~...
..~:=&#@@# .  .   ~CLINKLE~     .     .           . #@@#&=:~..
...~:=&#@@ ..   .  . .   .. ...  .     ..   ~CLINK~ @@#&=:~...
....~:=&#@ .  ....    ..........  ...   .         . @#&=:~....
.....~:=&# .      ...........~CLIRR~.......   .   . #&=:~.....
......~:=& .   .    ......................    .   . &=:~......
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........~: .        .       .....        .        . :~........
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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.       ..........
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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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