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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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