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,-»^=$§£## dragon. they look like ice, but they ##£§$=^»-,
,-»^=$§££# are not. dragon scales are made of nail #££§$=^»-,
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,,,-»==$$£ these, it is heavily infused with £$$==»-,,,
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,-»»»^^$££ the dragon is translucent like the ££$^^»»»-,
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,-»^=$§£## the hall it looks little more than a ##£§$=^»-,
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,,,,,,-»=§ itself. but here and now it is asleep, §=»-,,,,,,
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