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@§*=¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨=*§@
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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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