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«:........ THE DRAGON'S MOUTH IS A HIGHLY CORROSIVE ........:«
:......... AND TOXIC ENVIRONMENT... HOW CAN THEY .........:
«:........ TAKE CARE OF IT... WITH OUTSIDE HELP! ........:«
^«:....... $$$$$ A KOBOLD'S TASKS ARE TEETH $$$$$ .......:«^
$^«:...... $$ $$ CARE, TONGUE CARE, GUM $$ $$ ......:«^$
$$^«:..... $$$$$ CARE, OTHER SUCH CARES. $$$$$ .....:«^$$
¤$$^«:.... A DRAGON'S TONGUE IS USED FOR ....:«^$$¤
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#¤$$^«:... ««««« SETS A DRAGON'S ««««« ...:«^$$¤#
¤$$^«:.... TONGUE APART, IS IT'S CRYSTAL COVERING, ....:«^$$¤
$$^«:..... (FOR GRIPPING PREY). THESE MUST BE .....:«^$$
$^«:...... MAINTAINED PROPERLY TO AVOID DAMAGE ......:«^$
^«:....... ..... 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 .......:«^
$^«:...... BREAK OFF, GET VERY SHARP, ......:«^$
$$^«:..... $$$$$ ::::: THEY MIGHT GROW ##### .....:«^$$
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#¤$$^«:... $$$$$ ::::: SIDE OF THE ##### ...:«^$$¤#
##¤$$^«:.. TONGUE, ..:«^$$¤##
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##¤$$^«:.. BEEN OBSERVED LICKING BEDROCK OR EXPOSED ..:«^$$¤##
#¤$$^«:... ..... ORE. A KOBOLD ...:«^$$¤#
¤$$^«:.... .. .. WILL TAKE UP RESIDENCY IN OR NEAR ....:«^$$¤
$$^«:..... ..... THE DRAGONS RESTING PLACE "DEN", .....:«^$$
$^«:...... NESTING PLACE, AND FROM THEN ON ......:«^$
^«:....... 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 ..:«^$$¤##
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