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#¶£$†=--.. the dragon's mouth is a highly corrosive ..--=†$£¶#
¶£$†=--... and toxic environment... how can they    ...--=†$£¶
£$†=--.... take care of it... with outside help!    ....--=†$£
¶£$†=--...  $$$$$ a kobold's tasks are teeth $$$$$  ...--=†$£¶
#¶£$†=--..  $$ $$ care, tongue care, gum     $$ $$  ..--=†$£¶#
##¶£$†=--.  $$$$$ care, other such cares.    $$$$$  .--=†$£¶##
#¶£$†=--..      a dragon's tongue is used for       ..--=†$£¶#
¶£$†=--...      eating, and kissing, and caressing, ...--=†$£¶
£$†=--....      and manipulating objects and        ....--=†$£
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#¶£$†=--..  -- -- large,                what -- --  ..--=†$£¶#
##¶£$†=--.  -----            sets a dragon's -----  .--=†$£¶##
#¶£$†=--..  tongue apart, is it's crystal covering, ..--=†$£¶#
¶£$†=--...  (for gripping prey). these must be      ...--=†$£¶
£$†=--....  maintained properly     to avoid damage ....--=†$£
¶£$†=--...  ..... or infection to the tongue .....  ...--=†$£¶
#¶£$†=--..  .. .. itself or to the mouth.    .. ..  ..--=†$£¶#
##¶£$†=--.  ..... sometimes a tongue crystal .....  .--=†$£¶##
#¶£$†=--..     will grow in an awkward direction,   ..--=†$£¶#
¶£$†=--... or get caught on another crystal, or     ...--=†$£¶
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#¶£$†=--..                   tongue,                ..--=†$£¶#
¶£$†=--... without a kobold supply dragons have     ...--=†$£¶
£$†=--.... been observed licking bedrock or exposed ....--=†$£
¶£$†=--...  ..... ore.                    a kobold  ...--=†$£¶
#¶£$†=--..  .. .. will take up residency in or near ..--=†$£¶#
##¶£$†=--.  ..... the dragons resting place "den",  .--=†$£¶##
#¶£$†=--.. nesting place, and from then on          ..--=†$£¶#
¶£$†=--... routinely climb inside the mouth and     ...--=†$£¶
£$†=--.... with files and brushes clean out debree  ....--=†$£
¶£$†=--...    and gore, and with  .....      $$$$$  ...--=†$£¶
#¶£$†=--..    files go over the   .. ..      $$ $$  ..--=†$£¶#
##¶£$†=--.    entire tongue area. .....      $$$$$  .--=†$£¶##
#¶£$†=--..                     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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