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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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