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