,,,^~*$$$@ @$$$*~^,,,
,,,^~*%$@# #@$%*~^,,,
,^~*%$@@## ##@@$%*~^,
,^~*%$@@## ##@@$%*~^,
,^~*%$@@## ##@@$%*~^,
,,,,~~~%$@ ~CLINKLE~ , , , , @$%~~~,,,,
,^~**%%$@@ , , ~CLINKLE~ , , , @@$%%**~^,
,,,,,~%%$@ ,, , , , ,, ,,, , ,, ~CLINK~ @$%%~,,,,,
,^~*%$@### , ,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, ,,, , , ###@$%*~^,
,^~*%$@@## , ,,,,,,,,,,,~CLIRR~,,,,,,, , , ##@@$%*~^,
,,,,~*%%$@ , , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, , , @$%%*~,,,,
,,,,~%$$@@ , , ,,,,,,,,,,,, , , @@$$%~,,,,
,,,,,,~%@@ , , ,,,,, , , @@%~,,,,,,
,^~*%$@@## , , , , , ##@@$%*~^,
,,,,,,~%@# , , #@%~,,,,,,
,^~*%$@### THE HUMIDITY IN THE CAVE AIR CONDENSE ###@$%*~^,
,^~*%$@@## INTO DROPLETS IN THE ROOF OF THE HALL, ##@@$%*~^,
,,,,^^*%@@ 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 @%*~~,,,,,
,^~*%$@### SOARING, IT BECOMES A FACET OF THE SKY ###@$%*~^,
,^~*%$@@## ITSELF. BUT HERE AND NOW IT IS ASLEEP, ##@@$%*~^,
,^~*%$$$@@ AND DREAMING. @@$$$%*~^,
,,,,~%%$@@ @@$%%~,,,,
,^~%$@@### IT IS DREAMING ABOUT YOU... ###@@$%~^,
,,,,^~~%@@ @@%~~^,,,,
,,,,,,~%$@ @$%~,,,,,,
,^~*%$@@## ##@@$%*~^,
,,,,^~*%@# #@%*~^,,,,
,^~*%$@@## ##@@$%*~^,