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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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