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##¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨  #####     ##################     #####  ###¨#¨#¨##
¨#¨¨¨¨¨##¨ 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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