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#@¶§*%^~^.                                          .^~^%*§¶@#
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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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§*%^~.....                                          .....~^%*§