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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. ##@¶#&:~:,
,,,,~:%&&¶ ¶&&%:~,,,,
,:~:%&#¶@# 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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