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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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