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....^^$$£@ TAKE CARE OF IT... WITH OUTSIDE HELP!    @£$$^^....
.^-^====@@  $$$$$ A KOBOLD'S TASKS ARE TEETH $$$$$  @@====^-^.
.^-=$@£@##  $$ $$ CARE, TONGUE CARE, GUM     $$ $$  ##@£@$=-^.
.^-^=$@£@#  $$$$$ CARE, OTHER SUCH CARES.    $$$$$  #@£@$=^-^.
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.....^^$@@      AND MANIPULATING OBJECTS AND        @@$^^.....
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.^-^=$@£##  -----            SETS A DRAGON'S -----  ##£@$=^-^.
....^^=$£@  TONGUE APART, IS IT'S CRYSTAL COVERING, @£$=^^....
...^-^$@@@  (FOR GRIPPING PREY). THESE MUST BE      @@@$^-^...
.^-^=$@£##  MAINTAINED PROPERLY     TO AVOID DAMAGE ##£@$=^-^.
.^-^=$@£££  ..... OR INFECTION TO THE TONGUE .....  £££@$=^-^.
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.....^^^$£ OR GET CAUGHT ON ANOTHER CRYSTAL, OR     £$^^^.....
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.^-^=$$$£@  ..... THE DRAGONS RESTING PLACE "DEN",  @£$$$=^-^.
....^-^^=@ NESTING PLACE, AND FROM THEN ON          @=^^-^....
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.....^^^$@ WITH FILES AND BRUSHES CLEAN OUT DEBREE  @$^^^.....
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.^-^=$@£@# IN A QUITE INTERESTING WAY: A DRAGONS    #@£@$=^-^.
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....^-^$$@   KOBOLDS... TO COME CLOSER TO THE       @$$^-^....
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