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,,:«^*$@## «CLINKLE«   ,        ,     ,           , ##@$*^«:,,
,:«^*$@### ,  ,  «CLINKLE«     ,     ,            , ###@$*^«:,
,,:«^*$@## ,,   , ,  ,  ,, ,,,  ,     ,,    «CLINK« ##@$*^«:,,
,,,:«^*$@# ,  ,,,,   ,,,,,,,,,,  ,,,    ,         , #@$*^«:,,,
,,,,:«^*$@ ,      ,,,,,,,,,,,«CLIRR«,,,,,,,   ,   , @$*^«:,,,,
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,,,,,,:«^* ,      ,      ,,,,,,,,,,,,      ,      , *^«:,,,,,,
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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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