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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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