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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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