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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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