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.~~:$%£££@ .. . . . .. ... . .. ~clink~ @£££%$:~~.
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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 . @@%:~~....
.~~:$%£@@# cling. a few seconds in the air, then #@@£%$:~~.
.~~:$%£@@@ they hit the crystals that have invaded @@@£%$:~~.
.~~:$%£@@# . . the stone floor. . . #@@£%$:~~.
.....~:%@@ . . . . . @@%:~.....
....~~$%@@ the crystals are scales, from the @@%$~~....
.~~:$%%%%£ dragon. they look like ice, but they £%%%%$:~~.
.~~:$%££££ are not. dragon scales are made of nail ££££%$:~~.
....~~:$£@ tissue, and on the dragon that made @£$:~~....
......~$££ these, it is heavily infused with ££$~......
.~~:$$%£@@ quartz. in the faint light of the cave, @@£%$$:~~.
.~~:$%£@@# they shimmer pink and teal. #@@£%$:~~.
.~~:$%£@## ##@£%$:~~.
.~~:$%£@## the dragon is translucent like the ##@£%$:~~.
.~~:$%£@@# scales, and as it lies in the middle of #@@£%$:~~.
.~~:$%£@## the hall it looks little more than a ##@£%$:~~.
.~~:$%£@@# bump in the pile. when awake, when #@@£%$:~~.
....~:::$£ soaring, it becomes a facet of the sky £$:::~....
...~:$$££@ itself. but here and now it is asleep, @££$$:~...
.~~:$%£@@# and dreaming. #@@£%$:~~.
......~:%£ £%:~......
.....~$%££ it is dreaming about you... ££%$~.....
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