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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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