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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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