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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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