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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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