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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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