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¶$$$%†^¨¨¨  #####     ##################     #####  ¨¨¨^†%$$$¶
###$%†^^^¨  ## ## ¨ ¨ #  TONGUE  CARE  # ¨ ¨ ## ##  ¨^^^†%$###
¶¶##$%†~^¨  #####     ##################     #####  ¨^~†%$##¶¶
#%%~^¨¨¨¨¨ 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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