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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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