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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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