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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. , , ,,,.~;^&&@
#@#&&^;~., , , , , , ,.~;^&@#
##&&&^;~., 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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