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¨,-=*$&@## ##@&$*=-,¨
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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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