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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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