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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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