.,~:§$&#@#                                          #@#&$§:~,.
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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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