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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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