&&....&... ..&&...&.&
.&&....&.. &.&&&....&
.&&&....&. ..&.&&....
.&.&&..... ....&&&...
...&&&.... ....&.&&..
...&.&&... ~clinkle~ . . . . &.....&&&.
.....&&&.. . . ~clinkle~ . . . .&....&.&&
&....&.&&. .. . . . .. ... . .. ~clink~ ..&.....&&
&&.....&&& . .... .......... ... . . ...&....&.
&&&....&.& . ...........~clirr~....... . . ....&.....
&.&&.....& . . ...................... . . .....&....
..&&&....& . . ............ . . &.....&...
..&.&&.... . . ..... . . &&.....&..
....&&&... . . . . . &&&.....&.
....&.&&.. . . &.&&.....&
&.....&&&. 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... .&&&......
.&..&.&&.. .&.&&.....
..&...&&&. ...&&&....
...&..&.&& &..&.&&...
....&...&& &&...&&&..
.....&..&. &&&..&.&&.