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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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