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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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