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*†^«,..... «CLINKLE«  .         .     .           . .....,«^†*
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,......... .      ...........«CLIRR«.......   .   . .........,
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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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