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##¨#¨#¨#¨#  ## ## ¨ ¨ #  tongue  care  # ¨ ¨ ## ##  ¨#¨#¨#¨¨##
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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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