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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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