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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        ##$$$%:~-¨
¨-~:%$####  ~~~~~ CREATURES BOTH SMALL AND   ~~~~~  ####$%:~-¨
¨¨¨-~%%###  ~~ ~~ LARGE,                WHAT ~~ ~~  ###%%~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨-:%%$##  ~~~~~            SETS A DRAGON'S ~~~~~  ##$%%:-¨¨¨
¨¨¨--~:%$#  TONGUE APART, IS IT'S CRYSTAL COVERING, #$%:~--¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-:$##  (FOR GRIPPING PREY). THESE MUST BE      ##$:-¨¨¨¨¨
¨-~:%$####  MAINTAINED PROPERLY     TO AVOID DAMAGE ####$%:~-¨
¨¨-~~::$##  ¨¨¨¨¨ OR INFECTION TO THE TONGUE ¨¨¨¨¨  ##$::~~-¨¨
¨-~:%$####  ¨¨ ¨¨ ITSELF OR TO THE MOUTH.    ¨¨ ¨¨  ####$%:~-¨
¨-~:%$####  ¨¨¨¨¨ SOMETIMES A TONGUE CRYSTAL ¨¨¨¨¨  ####$%:~-¨
¨-~:%$####     WILL GROW IN AN AWKWARD DIRECTION,   ####$%:~-¨
¨-~:%$#### OR GET CAUGHT ON ANOTHER CRYSTAL, OR     ####$%:~-¨
¨-~:%$####   BREAK OFF, GET VERY SHARP,             ####$%:~-¨
¨-~:%$####  $$$$$      ----- THEY MIGHT GROW #####  ####$%:~-¨
¨-~:%$####  $$ $$      -- -- ON THE WRONG    ## ##  ####$%:~-¨
¨-~:%$####  $$$$$      ----- SIDE OF THE     #####  ####$%:~-¨
¨-~:%$####                   TONGUE,                ####$%:~-¨
¨-~:%$#### WITHOUT A KOBOLD SUPPLY DRAGONS HAVE     ####$%:~-¨
¨-~:%$#### BEEN OBSERVED LICKING BEDROCK OR EXPOSED ####$%:~-¨
¨-~:%$####  ¨¨¨¨¨ ORE.                    A KOBOLD  ####$%:~-¨
¨¨¨¨¨~:%%#  ¨¨ ¨¨ WILL TAKE UP RESIDENCY IN OR NEAR #%%:~¨¨¨¨¨
¨-~:%$$$##  ¨¨¨¨¨ 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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