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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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#@%=-^^^^¨                                          ¨^^^^-=%@#
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