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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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