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,,:«\%£### are not. dragon scales are made of nail ###£%\«:,,
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,,,,:«\%£# these, it is heavily infused with #£%\«:,,,,
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,,,,:«\%£# they shimmer pink and teal. #£%\«:,,,,
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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, £%\«:,,,,,
,,,,:«\%£# and dreaming. #£%\«:,,,,
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