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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,             ,-=*^*@£@#
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£@*^^^*=-,                   TONGUE,                ,-=*^^^*@£
#@£@*^*=-, WITHOUT A KOBOLD SUPPLY DRAGONS HAVE     ,-=*^*@£@#
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#@£@*^*=-,  ,,,,, 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               ,,,,=**@@@
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##£@*^*=-,       PREDATOR MOUTH VIRUS) THAT LURE    ,-=*^*@£##
#@£@*^*=-,   KOBOLDS... TO COME CLOSER TO THE       ,-=*^*@£@#
#@£@*^*=-,   DRAGON, AND TO ADORE THE TEETH...      ,-=*^*@£@#
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