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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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