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¤¤%===†~~. 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 .~~†=%¤###
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#¤=~~~.... dragon. they look like ice, but they ....~~~=¤#
####¤%†~~. are not. dragon scales are made of nail .~~†%¤####
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¤%=~~..... these, it is heavily infused with .....~~=%¤
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##¤¤%=†~~. the dragon is translucent like the .~~†=%¤¤##
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###¤%=†~~. 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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