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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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