*=†~:,,,,,                                          ,,,,,:~†=*
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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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