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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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