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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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