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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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