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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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