###$†~.,,, ,,,.~†$###
##@#$†^~., ,.~^†$#@##
##@#$†^~., ,.~^†$#@##
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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... ,.~^†$#@##
@$††^~.,,, ,,,.~^††$@
##@#$†^~., ,.~^†$#@##
##$†~~..,, ,,..~~†$##
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####$†^~., ,.~^†$####