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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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