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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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