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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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