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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 ###£&%:~,.
...,:%%$$& . UNTIL THEY'RE FINALLY TO HEAVY TO . &$$%%:,...
.,~:%$&£## CLING. A FEW SECONDS IN THE AIR, THEN ##£&$%:~,.
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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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