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.....^~/$& .  .   ~CLINKLE~     .    .            . &$/~^.....
....^~/$&& ..  .  . .   .. ...  .     ..    ~CLINK~ &&$/~^....
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..^~/$&&@# .      ...........~CLIRR~.......   .   . #@&&$/~^..
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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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