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##§£%^~... £££££ care, other such cares. £££££ ...~^%£§##
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§£%^~..... eating, and kissing, and caressing, .....~^%£§
£%^~...... and manipulating objects and ......~^%£
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§£%^~..... (for gripping prey). these must be .....~^%£§
#§£%^~.... maintained properly to avoid damage ....~^%£§#
##§£%^~... ..... or infection to the tongue ..... ...~^%£§##
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##§£%^~... ..... sometimes a tongue crystal ..... ...~^%£§##
#§£%^~.... will grow in an awkward direction, ....~^%£§#
§£%^~..... or get caught on another crystal, or .....~^%£§
£%^~...... break off, get very sharp, ......~^%£
%^~....... £££££ ..... they might grow ##### .......~^%
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§£%^~..... without a kobold supply dragons have .....~^%£§
#§£%^~.... been observed licking bedrock or exposed ....~^%£§#
##§£%^~... ..... ore. a kobold ...~^%£§##
###§£%^~.. .. .. will take up residency in or near ..~^%£§###
##§£%^~... ..... the dragons resting place "den", ...~^%£§##
#§£%^~.... nesting place, and from then on ....~^%£§#
§£%^~..... routinely climb inside the mouth and .....~^%£§
£%^~...... with files and brushes clean out debree ......~^%£
%^~....... and gore, and with ..... £££££ .......~^%
^~........ files go over the .. .. ££ ££ ........~^
%^~....... entire tongue area. ..... £££££ .......~^%
£%^~...... kobolds are acquired ......~^%£
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#§£%^~.... saliva is saturated with a ....~^%£§#
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##§£%^~... kobolds... to come closer to the ...~^%£§##
#§£%^~.... dragon, and to adore the teeth... ....~^%£§#
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