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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. . . .&&&...&&.
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.&&...&&.& 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, &&&&.&.&.&
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