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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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