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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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¶¶@:::~,,,  ~~~~~            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,             ,,,..~:%@¶
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##¶£@%:~.,  @@@@@      ..... side of the     #####  ,.~:%@£¶##
###¶£@%:~.                   tongue,                .~:%@£¶###
¶¶@@%:..., without a kobold supply dragons have     ,...:%@@¶¶
££%%::.,,, been observed licking bedrock or exposed ,,,.::%%££
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£@:~.,,,,,  ,, ,, 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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