,,,:^^$$§#                                          #§$$^^:,,,
,,:--^$$$§                                          §$$$^--:,,
,:-^$$$§##                                          ##§$$$^-:,
,,,:-^$$§§                                          §§$$^-:,,,
,,,--$$§##                                          ##§$$--,,,
,:-^$$§§§§  #####     §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§     #####  §§§§$$^-:,
,,:--$$§##  ## ## , , §  tongue  care  § , , ## ##  ##§$$--:,,
,:---^^$§#  #####     §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§     #####  #§$^^---:,
,,,,,,:^$# the dragon's mouth is a highly corrosive #$^:,,,,,,
,:-^^^$$§§ and toxic environment... how can they    §§$$^^^-:,
,,,:::^^$§ take care of it... with outside help!    §$^^:::,,,
,:-^$$§###  $$$$$ a kobold's tasks are teeth $$$$$  ###§$$^-:,
,:-^$$§###  $$ $$ care, tongue care, gum     $$ $$  ###§$$^-:,
,:----^$$#  $$$$$ care, other such cares.    $$$$$  #$$^----:,
,,,,-$$$##      a dragon's tongue is used for       ##$$$-,,,,
,:-^$$§###      eating, and kissing, and caressing, ###§$$^-:,
,,,:^^$§§§      and manipulating objects and        §§§$^^:,,,
,:-^$$§###  ----- creatures both small and   -----  ###§$$^-:,
,:-^$$§###  -- -- large,                what -- --  ###§$$^-:,
,,,,,,:^$#  -----            sets a dragon's -----  #$^:,,,,,,
,,,,,::^$§  tongue apart, is it's crystal covering, §$^::,,,,,
,,,,,:^$§#  (for gripping prey). these must be      #§$^:,,,,,
,:-^$$§###  maintained properly     to avoid damage ###§$$^-:,
,:-^$$§###  ,,,,, or infection to the tongue ,,,,,  ###§$$^-:,
,:-^$$§###  ,, ,, itself or to the mouth.    ,, ,,  ###§$$^-:,
,:---$$$§#  ,,,,, sometimes a tongue crystal ,,,,,  #§$$$---:,
,:-^$$§###     will grow in an awkward direction,   ###§$$^-:,
,:-^$$$$§# or get caught on another crystal, or     #§$$$$^-:,
,:-$$§####   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...      ###§$$^-:,
,,,,,:^$§#                                          #§$^:,,,,,
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,,,,,:-^$§                                          §$^-:,,,,,
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,:-^$$$$$§                                          §$$$$$^-:,