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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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