.~«\*$#@@#                                          #@@#$*\«~.
.~«\*$#@@@                                          @@@#$*\«~.
....~«*$##                                          ##$*«~....
.~«\**$$@@                                          @@$$**\«~.
.~«\*$#@@@                                          @@@#$*\«~.
.~«\*$#@@#  #####     ##################     #####  #@@#$*\«~.
.~«\*$#@@#  ## ## . . #  TONGUE  CARE  # . . ## ##  #@@#$*\«~.
.~«\*$@@##  #####     ##################     #####  ##@@$*\«~.
.....««**# 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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