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,~«=$§&###  #####     &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&     #####  ###&§$=«~,
,~«=$§&@## THE DRAGON'S MOUTH IS A HIGHLY CORROSIVE ##@&§$=«~,
,~«=$§&### AND TOXIC ENVIRONMENT... HOW CAN THEY    ###&§$=«~,
,,,,,,«$&# TAKE CARE OF IT... WITH OUTSIDE HELP!    #&$«,,,,,,
,~«=$§&@##  §§§§§ A KOBOLD'S TASKS ARE TEETH §§§§§  ##@&§$=«~,
,~«=$§&@##  §§ §§ CARE, TONGUE CARE, GUM     §§ §§  ##@&§$=«~,
,~«=$§@###  §§§§§ CARE, OTHER SUCH CARES.    §§§§§  ###@§$=«~,
,~«=$&@###      A DRAGON'S TONGUE IS USED FOR       ###@&$=«~,
,~«=$§&###      EATING, AND KISSING, AND CARESSING, ###&§$=«~,
,~«=$§&@##      AND MANIPULATING OBJECTS AND        ##@&§$=«~,
,~«=$§§§&&  ««««« CREATURES BOTH SMALL AND   «««««  &&§§§$=«~,
,~«=$§§§§&  «« «« LARGE,                WHAT «« ««  &§§§§$=«~,
,~««====§@  «««««            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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