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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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