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.^»*†§#### »CLINKLE»   .      .      .            . ####§†*»^.
..^»*†§### .   .   »CLINKLE»    .    .            . ###§†*»^..
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.....^»*†§ .      ...........»CLIRR».......   .   . §†*»^.....
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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.    .    . #§†*»^....
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..^»*†§###     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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