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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   -----  ,,:-^*££@#
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##@££*^-:,  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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