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###&£*^«:. 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   «««««  ....««*£&#
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#££*«.....  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.    .. ..  ....::^^*&
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###&£*^«:.     will grow in an awkward direction,   .:«^*£&###
#&**^:.... or get caught on another crystal, or     ....:^**&#
###&£*^«:.   break off, get very sharp,             .:«^*£&###
#&*««.....  £££££      ::::: they might grow #####  .....««*&#
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#&£^:.....  £££££      ::::: side of the     #####  .....:^£&#
&&*^^««::.                   tongue,                .::««^^*&&
###&£*^«:. without a kobold supply dragons have     .:«^*£&###
###&£*^«:. been observed licking bedrock or exposed .:«^*£&###
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###&£*^«:.  .. .. 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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