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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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