,,,,^-//%& &%//-^,,,,
,^-/^%&&&& &&&&%^/-^,
,^-/^%&@## ##@&%^/-^,
,,,,,-/% #&%/-,,,,,
,^-/^%&& #&&&%^/-^,
,,,,,-/^&& -clinkle- , , , , &&^/-,,,,,
,^-/^%&@## , , -clinkle- , , , ##@&%^/-^,
,^-/^%&@## ,, , , , ,, ,,, , ,, -clink- ##@&%^/-^,
,,,,-/^^&& , ,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, ,,, , , &&^^/-,,,,
,^-/^%&@## , ,,,,,,,,,,,-clirr-,,,,,,, , , ##@&%^/-^,
,^-/^%&@## , , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, , , ##@&%^/-^,
,^-/^%&@## , , ,,,,,,,,,,,, , , ##@&%^/-^,
,^-/^%&@@@ , , ,,,,, , , @@@&%^/-^,
,,,,-//%%@ , , , , , @%%//-,,,,
,,,^^-/^%& , , &%^/-^^,,,
,^-/^%&@## 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. , , &^^/^^,,,,
,,,,,-/^%@ , , , , , @%^/-,,,,,
,^-/^%&@## 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. #@&%^^/-^,
,^-/^%&@## ##@&%^/-^,
,^-/^%&@## it is dreaming about you... ##@&%^/-^,
,,,,,-^%@# #@%^-,,,,,
,^-/^%&@## ##@&%^/-^,
,^-/^%&@## ##@&%^/-^,
,^-/^%&@## ##@&%^/-^,
,^-/^^%%@@ @@%%^^/-^,