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..~/*%&### ~CLINKLE~   .      .      .            . ###&%*/~..
...~/*%&## .   .  ~CLINKLE~     .     .           . ##&%*/~...
....~/*%&# ..  .  . .   ..  ...  .      ..  ~CLINK~ #&%*/~....
.....~/*%& . ....    ..........  ...   .          . &%*/~.....
......~/*% .      ...........~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.    .   . &%*/~.....
....~/*%&# .     .             .             .    . #&%*/~....
...~/*%&##     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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