##*$†»~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~»†$*##
###*$†»~¨¨                                          ¨¨~»†$*###
####*$†»~¨                                          ¨~»†$*####
###*$†»~¨¨                                          ¨¨~»†$*###
##*$†»~¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨~»†$*##
#*$†»~¨¨¨¨  #####     ##################     #####  ¨¨¨¨~»†$*#
*$†»~¨¨¨¨¨  ## ## ¨ ¨ #  tongue  care  # ¨ ¨ ## ##  ¨¨¨¨¨~»†$*
$†»~¨¨¨¨¨¨  #####     ##################     #####  ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»†$
†»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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$†»~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»†$
*$†»~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~»†$*
#*$†»~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~»†$*#