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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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