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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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