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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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