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##£¤$$:~^. AND TOXIC ENVIRONMENT... HOW CAN THEY .^~:$$¤£##
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$:~^...... A DRAGON'S TONGUE IS USED FOR ......^~:$
:~^....... 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 ..... .......^~:
$:~^...... .. .. ITSELF OR TO THE MOUTH. .. .. ......^~:$
$$:~^..... ..... SOMETIMES A TONGUE CRYSTAL ..... .....^~:$$
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$:~^...... BEEN OBSERVED LICKING BEDROCK OR EXPOSED ......^~:$
:~^....... ..... 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 ..... $$$$$ .........^
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:~^....... ENTIRE TONGUE AREA. ..... $$$$$ .......^~:
$:~^...... KOBOLDS ARE ACQUIRED ......^~:$
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