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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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