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,,,^-:$@£¶ ¶£@$:-^,,,
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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. $:-^,,,,,,
,,,,,^-:$@ @$:-^,,,,,
,,,,^-:$@£ 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... $:-^,,,,,,
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