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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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