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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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