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