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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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