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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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