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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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