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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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