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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        ###&%§^«.¨
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¨.«^§%&###  «« «« 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,             #&&%^^.¨¨¨
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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  ¨¨¨¨¨      %%%%%  &&§^«¨¨¨¨¨
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¨..««§§%%&    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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