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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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