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¨^-:*%£### the dragon's mouth is a highly corrosive ###£%*:-^¨
¨^-:*%£### and toxic environment... how can they    ###£%*:-^¨
¨^-:*%£### take care of it... with outside help!    ###£%*:-^¨
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¨^-:*%£###  %% %% care, tongue care, gum     %% %%  ###£%*:-^¨
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¨^-:*%£###      a dragon's tongue is used for       ###£%*:-^¨
¨^-:*%£###      eating, and kissing, and caressing, ###£%*:-^¨
¨^-:*%£###      and manipulating objects and        ###£%*:-^¨
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¨^-:*%£###  -----            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,             ##%*-¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨^-:*%#                   tongue,                #%*:-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-*£ without a kobold supply dragons have     £*-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨^-:*%£### been observed licking bedrock or exposed ###£%*:-^¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^:**£  ¨¨ ¨¨ 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  ###£%*:-^¨
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¨^-:*%££££    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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