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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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