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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/%                                          %/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨