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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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