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§$†,......  ## ## . . §  TONGUE  CARE  § . . ## ##  ......,†$§
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###§$=†=,. THE DRAGON'S MOUTH IS A HIGHLY CORROSIVE .,=†=$§###
###§$=†=,. AND TOXIC ENVIRONMENT... HOW CAN THEY    .,=†=$§###
###§$=†=,. TAKE CARE OF IT... WITH OUTSIDE HELP!    .,=†=$§###
#§§§$=†=,.  $$$$$ A KOBOLD'S TASKS ARE TEETH $$$$$  .,=†=$§§§#
#§§§$=†=,.  $$ $$ CARE, TONGUE CARE, GUM     $$ $$  .,=†=$§§§#
###§$=†=,.  $$$$$ CARE, OTHER SUCH CARES.    $$$$$  .,=†=$§###
§==,......      A DRAGON'S TONGUE IS USED FOR       ......,==§
#§§§$=†=,.      EATING, AND KISSING, AND CARESSING, .,=†=$§§§#
###§$=†=,.      AND MANIPULATING OBJECTS AND        .,=†=$§###
###§$=†=,.  ===== CREATURES BOTH SMALL AND   =====  .,=†=$§###
###§$=†=,.  == == LARGE,                WHAT == ==  .,=†=$§###
#$===†==,.  =====            SETS A DRAGON'S =====  .,==†===$#
§§§$†,....  TONGUE APART, IS IT'S CRYSTAL COVERING, ....,†$§§§
§=====†=,.  (FOR GRIPPING PREY). THESE MUST BE      .,=†=====§
#§====,...  MAINTAINED PROPERLY     TO AVOID DAMAGE ...,====§#
§§$=†=,,..  ..... OR INFECTION TO THE TONGUE .....  ..,,=†=$§§
§$=†=,....  .. .. ITSELF OR TO THE MOUTH.    .. ..  ....,=†=$§
#§§=†==...  ..... SOMETIMES A TONGUE CRYSTAL .....  ...==†=§§#
###§$=†=,.     WILL GROW IN AN AWKWARD DIRECTION,   .,=†=$§###
#$==,..... OR GET CAUGHT ON ANOTHER CRYSTAL, OR     .....,==$#
###§$=†=,.   BREAK OFF, GET VERY SHARP,             .,=†=$§###
###§$=†=,.  $$$$$      ,,,,, THEY MIGHT GROW #####  .,=†=$§###
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#§§$$=†=,.  $$$$$      ,,,,, SIDE OF THE     #####  .,=†=$$§§#
###§$=†=,.                   TONGUE,                .,=†=$§###
###§$=†=,. WITHOUT A KOBOLD SUPPLY DRAGONS HAVE     .,=†=$§###
#$$†††=,.. BEEN OBSERVED LICKING BEDROCK OR EXPOSED ..,=†††$$#
####§$†=,.  ..... ORE.                    A KOBOLD  .,=†$§####
####$=†=,.  .. .. WILL TAKE UP RESIDENCY IN OR NEAR .,=†=$####
###§$=†=,.  ..... THE DRAGONS RESTING PLACE "DEN",  .,=†=$§###
#§==...... 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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