†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†
=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ =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...       ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=
†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†
*†=^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^=†*
&*†=^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^=†*&
&&*†=^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^=†*&&