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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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