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¨#¨¨¨###¨¨ THE DRAGON'S MOUTH IS A HIGHLY CORROSIVE #¨¨¨¨##¨#¨
¨##¨¨#¨¨#¨ AND TOXIC ENVIRONMENT... HOW CAN THEY    ##¨¨¨#¨###
##¨#¨##¨## TAKE CARE OF IT... WITH OUTSIDE HELP!    #¨#¨¨###¨¨
#¨####¨##¨  $$$$$ A KOBOLD'S TASKS ARE TEETH $$$$$  ¨###¨#¨¨#¨
###¨¨¨##¨#  $$ $$ CARE, TONGUE CARE, GUM     $$ $$  ¨#¨¨###¨##
¨¨¨#¨¨#¨##  $$$$$ CARE, OTHER SUCH CARES.    $$$$$  ###¨#¨¨##¨
¨¨¨##¨###¨      A DRAGON'S TONGUE IS USED FOR       ¨¨¨###¨#¨#
#¨¨#¨##¨¨#      EATING, AND KISSING, AND CARESSING, ¨¨¨#¨¨####
¨#¨###¨#¨#      AND MANIPULATING OBJECTS AND        ¨¨¨##¨#¨¨¨
¨###¨¨####  ««««« CREATURES BOTH SMALL AND   «««««  #¨¨#¨###¨¨
¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨¨  «« «« LARGE,                WHAT «« ««  ¨#¨###¨¨#¨
¨##¨####¨¨  «««««            SETS A DRAGON'S «««««  ¨###¨¨#¨##
##¨##¨¨¨#¨  TONGUE APART, IS IT'S CRYSTAL COVERING, ¨#¨¨#¨###¨
#¨##¨#¨¨##  (FOR GRIPPING PREY). THESE MUST BE      ¨##¨###¨¨#
¨##¨###¨#¨  MAINTAINED PROPERLY     TO AVOID DAMAGE ##¨##¨¨#¨#
##¨##¨¨###  ¨¨¨¨¨ OR INFECTION TO THE TONGUE ¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨##¨#¨###
¨¨##¨#¨#¨¨  ¨¨ ¨¨ ITSELF OR TO THE MOUTH.    ¨¨ ¨¨  ¨¨#¨####¨¨
¨¨#¨#####¨  ¨¨¨¨¨ SOMETIMES A TONGUE CRYSTAL ¨¨¨¨¨  ¨¨###¨¨¨#¨
¨¨###¨¨¨¨#     WILL GROW IN AN AWKWARD DIRECTION,   #¨#¨¨#¨¨##
#¨#¨¨#¨¨¨# OR GET CAUGHT ON ANOTHER CRYSTAL, OR     ¨###¨##¨#¨
####¨##¨¨#   BREAK OFF, GET VERY SHARP,             ¨#¨¨##¨###
¨¨¨¨##¨#¨#  $$$$$      ----- THEY MIGHT GROW #####  ###¨#¨##¨¨
¨¨¨¨#¨####  $$ $$      -- -- ON THE WRONG    ## ##  ¨¨¨####¨#¨
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#¨¨¨#¨¨#¨¨                   TONGUE,                ##¨##¨¨#¨¨
##¨¨##¨##¨ WITHOUT A KOBOLD SUPPLY DRAGONS HAVE     #¨##¨#¨##¨
#¨#¨#¨##¨# BEEN OBSERVED LICKING BEDROCK OR EXPOSED ¨##¨####¨#
¨######¨##  ¨¨¨¨¨ ORE.                    A KOBOLD  ##¨##¨¨¨##
##¨¨¨¨¨##¨  ¨¨ ¨¨ WILL TAKE UP RESIDENCY IN OR NEAR ¨¨##¨#¨¨#¨
#¨#¨¨¨¨#¨#  ¨¨¨¨¨ THE DRAGONS RESTING PLACE "DEN",  #¨#¨###¨##
¨###¨¨¨### NESTING PLACE, AND FROM THEN ON          ¨####¨¨##¨
¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨¨ ROUTINELY CLIMB INSIDE THE MOUTH AND     ##¨¨¨#¨#¨#
###¨##¨##¨ WITH FILES AND BRUSHES CLEAN OUT DEBREE  #¨#¨¨#####
¨¨¨##¨##¨#    AND GORE, AND WITH  ¨¨¨¨¨      $$$$$  ####¨#¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨#¨##¨##    FILES GO OVER THE   ¨¨ ¨¨      $$ $$  ¨¨¨¨###¨¨¨
¨¨¨###¨##¨    ENTIRE TONGUE AREA. ¨¨¨¨¨      $$$$$  ¨¨¨¨#¨¨#¨¨
¨¨¨#¨¨##¨#                     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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