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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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