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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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