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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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