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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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