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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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