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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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