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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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