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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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