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##%*«--,,,  ## ## , , #  TONGUE  CARE  # , , ## ##  ,,,--«*%##
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##%\----,, 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   «««««  ,,,««\\%##
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####%*\«-,  «««««            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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