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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.       @§@%««~~~.
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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.              ##@@§@*«~.
....~«*@@§                                          §@@*«~....
...~*%@@@@       IT IS DREAMING ABOUT YOU...        @@@@%*~...
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