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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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