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###@$%/«-,  ## ## , , @  tongue  care  @ , , ## ##  ,-«/%$@###
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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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