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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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