.,-:%%§#@#                                          #@#§%%:-,.
.,-:%%§#@#                                          #@#§%%:-,.
.,-:%%§#@#                                          #@#§%%:-,.
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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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.,-:%%§#@@                                          @@#§%%:-,.
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