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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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