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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        **«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«**@  ««««« 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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