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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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