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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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