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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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