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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 .,~^%%@###
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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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