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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!    ¨##¨¨¨###¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨##  £££££ 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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