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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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