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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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$%†»,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,»†%$