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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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