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&%*«^.....  arches, where the drops melt together   .....^«*%&
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££&%*«^...  cling. a few seconds in the air, then   ...^«*%&££
#££&%*«^..  they hit the crystals that have invaded ..^«*%&££#
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£&%*«^....   dragon. they look like ice, but they   ....^«*%&£
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*«^.......     these, it is heavily infused with    .......^«*
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*«^.......       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   ...^«*%&££
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##££&%*«^.  soaring, it becomes a facet of the sky  .^«*%&££##
#££&%*«^..  itself. but here and now it is asleep,  ..^«*%&££#
££&%*«^...              and dreaming.               ...^«*%&££
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