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§§§§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§§§§§¨¨§§§                                          §¨¨§§§§§¨¨
¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨ «clinkle«   ¨       ¨      ¨           ¨ ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨ ¨   ¨   «clinkle«    ¨    ¨            ¨ ¨§§¨¨§¨¨§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§ ¨¨  ¨ ¨ ¨   ¨¨  ¨¨¨  ¨      ¨¨   «clink« ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§§§§§§§¨¨§ ¨ ¨¨¨¨    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨    ¨         ¨ §§§§§§§§§§
§§§§§§¨¨¨¨ ¨      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«clirr«¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   ¨   ¨ §§§§§§§§§§
§§§§§¨¨§§¨ ¨    ¨    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   ¨   ¨ ¨§§§§§§§§§
§§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨      ¨      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨      ¨      ¨ ¨¨§§§§§§§§
§§§¨¨§§§§¨ ¨        ¨        ¨¨¨¨¨        ¨       ¨ §¨¨§§§§§§§
§§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨ ¨         ¨        ¨         ¨         ¨ ¨¨¨¨§§§§§§
§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨ ¨                                      ¨ §§§¨¨§§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§§  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.              ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
¨¨§§§§¨¨§§                                          §§§§§§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§        it is dreaming about you...       §§§§§¨¨§§§
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¨§§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§§¨¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨§§§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
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§§§§§§¨¨§¨                                          §§¨¨§§¨¨§§