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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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