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§$$::::~,, the dragon's mouth is a highly corrosive ,,~::::$$§
§$~~~~,,,, and toxic environment... how can they    ,,,,~~~~$§
##£:,,,,,, 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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