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#£££*=*«., and toxic environment... how can they    ,.«*=*£££#
#@£****«., take care of it... with outside help!    ,.«****£@#
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##@£*=*«.,  ** ** care, tongue care, gum     ** **  ,.«*=*£@##
##@£*=*«.,  ***** care, other such cares.    *****  ,.«*=*£@##
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###@£*=«.,      and manipulating objects and        ,.«=*£@###
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##@£*=*«.,  tongue apart, is it's crystal covering, ,.«*=*£@##
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##@£*=*«.,  maintained properly     to avoid damage ,.«*=*£@##
###£*=*«.,  ,,,,, or infection to the tongue ,,,,,  ,.«*=*£###
##@£*=*«.,  ,, ,, itself or to the mouth.    ,, ,,  ,.«*=*£@##
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#@££*=*«.,     will grow in an awkward direction,   ,.«*=*££@#
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##@£*=*«.,  ,,,,, ore.                    a kobold  ,.«*=*£@##
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##@£*=*«.,  ,,,,, 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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