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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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