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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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