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@%%*~-.... 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 .....-~*%%
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#@%%*~-... ARE NOT. DRAGON SCALES ARE MADE OF NAIL ...-~*%%@#
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%%*~-..... THESE, IT IS HEAVILY INFUSED WITH .....-~*%%
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%%*~-..... THEY SHIMMER PINK AND TEAL. .....-~*%%
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