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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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