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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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