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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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