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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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