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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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