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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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