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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 ,~«=*@¤¤##
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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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