.~«««:*&&#                                          #&&*:«««~.
.~«:*&&###                                          ###&&*:«~.
.~«:*&&###                                          ###&&*:«~.
.~«:*&####                                          ####&*:«~.
.~«:***&&&                                          &&&***:«~.
.~«:*&&### «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...        ###&&*:«~.
.~«:***&##                                          ##&***:«~.
.~«:*&&###                                          ###&&*:«~.
.~«:::**&&                                          &&**:::«~.
...~:*&&&#                                          #&&&*:~...
....~::*&&                                          &&*::~....