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##@§%†/=~.                                          .~=/†%§@##
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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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###@§†/=~.                                          .~=/†§@###
#§†/=~~~~.                                          .~~~~=/†§#
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