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,@,@,@,@,@  #####     @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@     #####  ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,,  ## ## , , @  tongue  care  @ , , ## ##  ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@  #####     @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@     #####  ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,, the dragon's mouth is a highly corrosive ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@ and toxic environment... how can they    ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,, take care of it... with outside help!    ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@  $$$$$ a kobold's tasks are teeth $$$$$  ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,,  $$ $$ care, tongue care, gum     $$ $$  ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@  $$$$$ care, other such cares.    $$$$$  ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,,      a dragon's tongue is used for       ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@      eating, and kissing, and caressing, ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,,      and manipulating objects and        ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@  ===== creatures both small and   =====  ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,,  == == large,                what == ==  ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@  =====            sets a dragon's =====  ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,,  tongue apart, is it's crystal covering, ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@  (for gripping prey). these must be      ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,,  maintained properly     to avoid damage ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@  ,,,,, or infection to the tongue ,,,,,  ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,,  ,, ,, itself or to the mouth.    ,, ,,  ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@  ,,,,, sometimes a tongue crystal ,,,,,  ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,,     will grow in an awkward direction,   ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@ or get caught on another crystal, or     ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,,   break off, get very sharp,             ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@  $$$$$      ^^^^^ they might grow #####  ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,,  $$ $$      ^^ ^^ on the wrong    ## ##  ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@  $$$$$      ^^^^^ side of the     #####  ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,,                   tongue,                ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@ without a kobold supply dragons have     ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,, been observed licking bedrock or exposed ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@  ,,,,, ore.                    a kobold  ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,,  ,, ,, will take up residency in or near ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@  ,,,,, the dragons resting place "den",  ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,, nesting place, and from then on          ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@ routinely climb inside the mouth and     ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,, with files and brushes clean out debree  ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@    and gore, and with  ,,,,,      $$$$$  ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,,    files go over the   ,, ,,      $$ $$  ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@    entire tongue area. ,,,,,      $$$$$  ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,,                     kobolds are acquired ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@ in a quite interesting way: a dragons    ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,, saliva is saturated with a               ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@       pheromone (analogous to the canine ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,,       predator mouth virus) that lure    ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@   kobolds... to come closer to the       ,@,@,@,@,@
,@,@,@,@,,   dragon, and to adore the teeth...      ,@,@,@,@,@
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