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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,  ..........
..........               AND DREAMING.              ..........
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.........,       IT IS DREAMING ABOUT YOU...        ,.........
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