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¨,«^%§&@## 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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¨¨¨,,^§§§& 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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