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,,,,,^==§§ THE HUMIDITY IN THE CAVE AIR CONDENSE §§==^,,,,,
,,,,===§§§ INTO DROPLETS IN THE ROOF OF THE HALL, §§§===,,,,
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,^=†=%§### ARCHES, WHERE THE DROPS MELT TOGETHER ###§%=†=^,
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,^=†=%§### THEY HIT THE CRYSTALS THAT HAVE INVADED ###§%=†=^,
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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 ###§%=†=^,
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,,,,,^==§# SOARING, IT BECOMES A FACET OF THE SKY #§==^,,,,,
,^=†=%§### ITSELF. BUT HERE AND NOW IT IS ASLEEP, ###§%=†=^,
,,,,,^^==§ AND DREAMING. §==^^,,,,,
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