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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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,.«\*$$$@# #@$$$*\«.,