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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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