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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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